title: 2016 France Women's Sevens
text: # 2016 France Women's Sevens
  
  The 2016 France Sevens was the fifth tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 28–29 May 2016 at Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  
  ## Format
  
  The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams will also compete in the Cup/Plate. The rest of the teams from each group went to the Bowl brackets.
  
  ## Pool Stage
  
  Key to colours in group tables :
  
  * Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal
  
  ### Pool A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14 | +60 | 9 |
  | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 7 |
  | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 5 |
  | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 90 | -85 | 3 |
  
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | England | 26–7 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | Spain | 37–5 | Kenya |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | England | 22–0 | Kenya |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | Spain | 12–10 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | England | 26–7 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | United States | 31–0 | Kenya |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  
  ### Pool B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 17 | +74 | 9 |
  | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 7 |
  | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 78 | -47 | 5 |
  | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 80 | -48 | 3 |
  
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | New Zealand | 32–0 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | Canada | 21–12 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | New Zealand | 40–0 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | Canada | 29–12 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | New Zealand | 19–17 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | Russia | 19–17 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  
  ### Pool C
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 17 | +76 | 9 |
  | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 7 |
  | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 5 |
  | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 99 | -80 | 3 |
  
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | Australia | 34–0 | Fiji |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | France | 40–0 | Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | Australia | 40–5 | Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | France | 10–14 | Fiji |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | Australia | 19–12 | France |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  * 28 May 2016
  
  | Fiji | 19–14 | Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Bowl
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Russia | 27 |
  | Russia | 27 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Kenya | 12 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Kenya | 12 | Russia | 24 |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | Russia | 24 |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | Ireland | 5 |
  | Japan | 0 | Ireland | 5 |
  | Ireland | 33 | | |
  | Ireland | 33 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | | | Kenya | 12 |
  | | | Japan | 5 |
  
  ### Plate
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | |
  | England | 21 | | | |
  | England | 21 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | |
  | United States | 12 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | |
  | United States | 12 | United States | 14 | |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | United States | 14 | |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | Fiji | 12 | |
  | Canada | 12 | Fiji | 12 | |
  | Canada | 12 | | | | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Fiji | 5 | | | | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Fiji | 5 | | | | United States | 19 |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | | | United States | 19 |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | | France | 22 |
  | New Zealand | 19 | | | | France | 22 |
  | New Zealand | 19 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | |
  | France | 12 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | |
  | France | 12 | France | 17 | | | |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | France | 17 | | | |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | Spain | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Australia | 35 | Spain | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Australia | 35 | | | | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Spain | 0 | | | | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Spain | 0 | | | | Fiji | 10 |
  | | | | | | Spain | 13 |
  
  ### Cup
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | |
  | England | 21 | | | |
  | England | 21 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | |
  | United States | 12 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | |
  | United States | 12 | England | 10 | |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | England | 10 | |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | Canada | 31 | |
  | Canada | 12 | Canada | 31 | |
  | Canada | 12 | | | | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Fiji | 5 | | | | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Fiji | 5 | | | | Canada | 29 |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | | | Canada | 29 |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | | Australia | 19 |
  | New Zealand | 19 | | | | Australia | 19 |
  | New Zealand | 19 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | |
  | France | 12 | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | | |
  | France | 12 | New Zealand | 5 | | | |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | | New Zealand | 5 | | | |
  | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | Australia | 14 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Australia | 35 | Australia | 14 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Australia | 35 | | | | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Spain | 0 | | | | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand | 29 May 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand |
  | Spain | 0 | | | | England | 5 |
  | | | | | | New Zealand | 22 |
  