title: 2017 France Women's Sevens
text: # 2017 France Women's Sevens
  
  The 2017 France Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 24–25 June 2017 at Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand.
  
  ## Format
  
  The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.
  
  ## Pool stage
  
  Key to colours in group tables :
  
  * Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
  
  ### Pool A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 9 |
  | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 7 |
  | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 43 | –5 | 5 |
  | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 80 | –60 | 3 |
  
  * 24 June 2017 12:00
  
  | United States | 12 – 7 | Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 12:22
  
  | New Zealand | 21 – 10 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 14:44
  
  | United States | 33 – 5 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 15:06
  
  | New Zealand | 26 – 5 | Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 17:28
  
  | Ireland | 26 – 5 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 17:50
  
  | New Zealand | 19 – 14 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  
  ### Pool B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 14 | +84 | 9 |
  | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 5 |
  | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 67 | –31 | 5 |
  | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 96 | –65 | 5 |
  
  * 24 June 2017 12:44
  
  | Russia | 27 – 0 | England |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 13:06
  
  | Canada | 29 – 0 | Brazil |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 14:42
  
  | Russia | 7 – 12 | Brazil |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 15:04
  
  | Canada | 45 – 0 | England |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 18:12
  
  | England | 31 – 24 | Brazil |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 18:34
  
  | Canada | 24 – 14 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  
  ### Pool C
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 22 | +74 | 9 |
  | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 7 |
  | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 73 | –9 | 5 |
  | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 98 | –84 | 3 |
  
  * 24 June 2017 13:28
  
  | Australia | 41 – 0 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 13:50
  
  | France | 31 – 14 | Fiji |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 13:58
  
  | Australia | 35 – 5 | Fiji |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 14:20
  
  | France | 12 – 7 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 18:56
  
  | Fiji | 45 – 7 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 24 June 2017 19:18
  
  | France | 17 – 20 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Challenge Trophy
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 June 2017 – 13:28 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 13:28 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Brazil | 5 |
  | Brazil | 5 | 25 June 2017 – 16:56 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 16:56 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Spain | 12 | 25 June 2017 – 16:56 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 16:56 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Spain | 12 | Spain | 15 |
  | 25 June 2017 – 13:50 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 13:50 – Clermont-Ferrand | | Spain | 15 |
  | 25 June 2017 – 13:50 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 13:50 – Clermont-Ferrand | Japan | 14 |
  | England | 7 | Japan | 14 |
  | Japan | 25 | | |
  | Japan | 25 | 11th Place | 11th Place |
  | | | 25 June 2017 – 16:34 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 16:34 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | | | Brazil | 27 |
  | | | England | 17 |
  
  ### 5th Place
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 June 2017 – 15:06 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 15:06 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Ireland | 14 |
  | Ireland | 14 | 25 June 2017 – 18:12 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 18:12 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | United States | 31 | 25 June 2017 – 18:12 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 18:12 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | United States | 31 | United States | 19 |
  | 25 June 2017 – 15:28 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 15:28 – Clermont-Ferrand | | United States | 19 |
  | 25 June 2017 – 15:28 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 15:28 – Clermont-Ferrand | Fiji | 24 |
  | Russia | 7 | Fiji | 24 |
  | Fiji | 24 | | |
  | Fiji | 24 | 7th Place | 7th Place |
  | | | 25 June 2017 – 17:50 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 17:50 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | | | Ireland | 14 |
  | | | Russia | 19 |
  
  ### Cup
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 June 2017 – 12:00 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 12:00 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | |
  | Canada | 31 | | | |
  | Canada | 31 | 25 June 2017 – 15:50 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 15:50 – Clermont-Ferrand | | |
  | Ireland | 0 | 25 June 2017 – 15:50 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 15:50 – Clermont-Ferrand | |
  | Ireland | 0 | Canada | 14 | |
  | 25 June 2017 – 12:22 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 12:22 – Clermont-Ferrand | | Canada | 14 | |
  | 25 June 2017 – 12:22 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 12:22 – Clermont-Ferrand | Australia | 19 | |
  | Australia | 31 | Australia | 19 | |
  | Australia | 31 | | | | 25 June 2017 – 18:56 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 18:56 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | United States | 14 | | | | 25 June 2017 – 18:56 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 18:56 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | United States | 14 | | | | Australia | 7 |
  | 25 June 2017 – 12:44 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 12:44 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | | | Australia | 7 |
  | 25 June 2017 – 12:44 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 12:44 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | | New Zealand | 22 |
  | Russia | 7 | | | | New Zealand | 22 |
  | Russia | 7 | 25 June 2017 – 16:12 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 16:12 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | |
  | France | 10 | 25 June 2017 – 16:12 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 16:12 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | |
  | France | 10 | France | 7 | | | |
  | 25 June 2017 – 13:06 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 13:06 – Clermont-Ferrand | | France | 7 | | | |
  | 25 June 2017 – 13:06 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 13:06 – Clermont-Ferrand | New Zealand | 21 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
  | New Zealand | 31 | New Zealand | 21 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
  | New Zealand | 31 | | | | 25 June 2017 – 18:34 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 18:34 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Fiji | 7 | | | | 25 June 2017 – 18:34 – Clermont-Ferrand | 25 June 2017 – 18:34 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Fiji | 7 | | | | Canada | 36 |
  | | | | | | France | 7 |
  
  ## Tournament placings
  
  | Place | Team | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | | New Zealand | 20 |
  | | Australia | 18 |
  | | Canada | 16 |
  | 4 | France | 14 |
  | 5 | Fiji | 12 |
  | 6 | United States | 10 |
  | Place | Team | Points |
  | 7 | Russia | 8 |
  | 8 | Ireland | 6 |
  | 9 | Spain | 4 |
  | 10 | Japan | 3 |
  | 11 | Brazil | 2 |
  | 12 | England | 1 |
  