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2019 Paris Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nation	France
Date	1–2 June 2019
Cup
Champion	Fiji
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third	South Africa
Challenge Trophy
Winner	Canada
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	304 (average 6.76 per match)
Most points	Jean-Pascal Barraque (48)
Most tries	Aminiasi Tuimaba (7) Luciano Gonzalez (7) Regan Ware (7)
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The 2019 Paris Sevens was the final event of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twelfth edition of the France Sevens. The tournament was held on 1–2 June 2019 at Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris.

Format

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarterfinals.

Teams

The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series champion and core team for the 2019–20 season, Ireland.

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Ireland
•  Japan
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  Spain
•  United States
•  Wales

Pool stages

All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	132	45	+87	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	79	66	+13	7
Ireland	3	1	0	2	39	76	–37	5
England	3	0	0	3	47	110	–63	3

Ireland	7–22	Argentina
Try: Sullivan 7'c Con: Dardis (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: Gonzalez (3) 4'm, 8'c, 13'm Bazan Velez 10'm Con: Mare (1/4) 8'

Fiji	52–14	England
Try: Vakurunabili 0'c Derenalagi 2'm Mocenacagi 3'c Nacuqu 7'c Bolaca 8'c Naduva 9'c Tuivuaka 11'c Cakaubalavu 13'c Con: Nacuqu (3/4) 1', 3', 7' Bolaca (4/4) 8', 9', 12', 14'	Report	Try: Harris 5'c Rodwell 10'c Con: Guiry (2/2) 5', 11'

Ireland	27–14	England
Try: Kelly 1'm Lennox 3'c Maher 5'm McGrath (2) 9'm, 14'm Con: Dardis (1/4) 3' Lennox (0/1)	Report	Try: Harris 7'c Sofolarin 7'c Con: Guiry (2/2) 7', 8'

Fiji	40–26	Argentina
Try: Tuimaba (2) 2'c, 6'm Nacuqu 4'c Botitu (2) 7'c, 8'c Cakaubalavu 14'c Con: Nacuqu (3/4) 2', 4', 7' Botitu (1/1) 9' Bolaca (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Sábato (2) 0'c, 5' Barbier 11'm Gonzalez 13'c Con: Ulloa (2/2) 1', 5' Mare (1/2) 13'

Argentina	31–19	England
Try: Gonzales (2) 1'c, 8'm Bazan Velez 7'c Barbier (2) 9'm, 10'c Con: Mare (2/3) 2', 7' Revol (1/1) 11' del Mestre (0/1)	Report	Try: Waters 6'c de Cothi 12'c Coyle 14'm Con: Guiry (1/1) 7' de Cothi (1/1) 12'

Fiji	40–5	Ireland
Try: Tuimaba (3) 2'c, 3'c, 6'c Naduva (2) 7'c, 9'c Tuivuaka 14'm Con: Botitu (5/6) 2', 4', 7', 8', 9'	Report	Try: Sullivan 12'm Con: Dardis (0/1)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	70	36	+34	9
Kenya	3	1	1	1	57	69	–12	6
Wales	3	1	0	2	52	55	–3	5
Australia	3	0	1	2	43	62	–19	4

South Africa	22−7	Wales
Try: du Plessis 6'c Afrika 7'm du Preez 9'm Ndhlovu 13'm Con: du Preez (1/3) 6' Afrika (0/1)	Report	Try: Goodchild 11'c Con: Davies (1/1) 11'

Australia	19−19	Kenya
Try: Coward 1'c Anderson 6'c Hood 13'm Con: Coward (2/2) 2', 7' Holland (0/1)	Report	Try: Omondi 4'm Amonde 5'c Mwale 10'c Con: Olindi (1/1) 6' Wanjala (1/2) 11' Pen: Olindi (0/1)

South Africa	29−12	Kenya
Try: du Plessis (9) 2'm, 9'm Soyizwapi 3'm Visser 11'c Ndhlovu 12'c Con: Human (2/2) 11', 12' du Preez (0/3)	Report	Try: Ojee 5'm Amonde 7'c Con: Wanjala (1/2) 7'

Australia	7–24	Wales
Try: Longbottom 3'c Con: Holland (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: O. Jenkins 1'm Goodchild (2) 5'c, 11'm J. Jenkins 14'c Con: Davies (1/3) 5' Treharne (1/1) 14'

Wales	21–26	Kenya
Try: Goodchild (2) 0'c, 4'c J. Jenkins 12'c Con: Davies (2/2) 1', 4' Treharne (1/1) 12'	Report	Try: Oluoch 6'c Mwale 7'c Oyoo (2) 9'm, 11'c Con: Wanjala (3/4) 6', 8', 11'

Australia	17–19	South Africa
Try: Hood 6'm Longbottom 7'm Maddocks 12'c Con: Holland (1/3) 12'	Report	Try: Geduld 0'c Pretorius 2'c Visser 9'm Con: du Preez (2/3) 0', 2'

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	90	33	+57	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	66	64	+2	7
Spain	3	1	0	2	43	81	–38	5
Canada	3	0	0	3	50	71	–21	3

Canada	19–21	Samoa
Try: Fuailefau 3'm Coe (2) 7'c, 11'c Con: Hirayama (2/3) 7', 11'	Report	Try: Alosio 0'c Motuga 8'c Leilua 13'c Con: Mealoi (3/3) 1', 9', 13'

United States	31–7	Spain
Try: Iosefo 0'm Barrett 2'm Isles (2) 5'c, 7'c Tupuola 12'c Con: Hughes (3/5) 6', 7', 13'	Report	Try: Mata 14'c Con: Fontes (1/1) 14'

Canada	19–24	Spain
Try: Hirayama 5'c Zaruba 10'm Morra 14'c Con: Hirayama (1/2) 5' Coats (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Fontes (3) 1'm, 1'c, 9'c Martínez 13'm Con: de Santiago (2/2) 2', 9' Mateu (0/1) Fontes (0/1)

United States	33–14	Samoa
Try: Hughes 3'c Iosefo 7'm Isles 7'c Tupuola 9'c Baker 13'c Con: Hughes (3/4) 4', 8', 13' Tupuola (1/1) 10'	Report	Try: Motuga 2'c Perez 12'c Con: Mealoi (1/1) 2' Toilolo Fanuasa 12'c

Samoa	31–12	Spain
Try: Vaili 2'c Mealoi 4'c Alofipo 10'm Alosio (2) 7'c, 11'm Con: Mealoi (3/4) 2', 4', 7' Leilua (0/1)	Report	Try: Fontes 5'm Ramos 14'c Con: Ramos (1/1) 14' de Santiago (0/1)

United States	26–12	Canada
Try: Iosefo 2'c Isles 3'm Williams (2) 7'c, 12'c Con: Hughes (2/3) 2', 8' Tomasin (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Morra 0'm Jones 9'c Con: Hirayama (1/2) 9'

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	62	36	+26	9
France	3	1	0	2	52	46	+6	5
Japan	3	1	0	2	52	67	–15	5
Scotland	3	1	0	2	46	63	–17	5

New Zealand	14−12	Scotland
Try: Ware 4'c Nareki 12'c Con: Knewstubb (2/2) 5', 13'	Report	Try: Coombes 7'c Bryce 10'm Con: Lowe (1/1) 7' Fergusson (0/1)

France	14–17	Japan
Try: Mazzoleni 1'c Barraque 13'c Con: Barraque (1/1) 2', 13'	Report	Try: Matsui 3'm Sakai 8'c Motomura 9'm Con: Sakai (1/3) 8'

New Zealand	31–14	Japan
Try: Nareki (2) 1'c, 9' Ware 7'm Nicole 12'c Knewstubb 14'c Con: Knewstubb (2/3) 1', 14' McGarvey-Black (1/2) 13'	Report	Try: Toloke 2'c Motomura 5'c Con: Sakai (2/2) 3', 5'

France	28–12	Scotland
Try: Bonnefond 1'c O'Connor 4'c Lakafia 5'c Jacquelain 9'c Con: Barraque (4/4) 2', 5', 6', 9'	Report	Try: Farndale 7'm Fergusson 11'c Con: Fergusson (1/2) 11'

Scotland	22–21	Japan
Try: McFarland (2) 1'm, 10'm Bryce 8'm Barreto 14'c Con: Lowe (1/4) 14'	Report	Try: Soejima 4'c Toloke 7'c Fujita 13'c Con: Sakai (3/3) 4', 7', 13'

France	10–17	New Zealand
Try: Barraque (2) 2'm, 12'm Con: Barraque (0/2)	Report	Try: Curry 4'c Molia 6'm Ware 10'm Con: Knewstubb (1/3) 4'

Knockout stage

13th place

	Semi-finals				13th place final
	2 June 2019 – 13:11 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Scotland	47
					2 June 2019 – 16:47 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Spain	14
					Scotland	31
	2 June 2019 – 13:33 – Stade Jean Bouin
					Japan	26
	Japan	33
	Wales	17

Matches

Semi-finals 2 June 2019 13:11  Scotland 47–14  Spain Try: McFarland (3) 1'c, 2'm, 6'c Barreto (2) 3'c, 7'c Lowe 10'c Rowe 14'c Con: Lowe (5/6) 1', 4', 7', 8', 10' McCann (1/1) 14' Report Try: de Santiago 7'c Mateu 12'c Con: de Santiago (1/1) 7' Mateu (1/1) 13' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) 2 June 2019 13:33  Japan 33–17  Wales Try: Soejima (2) 3'c, 4'c Toloke 7'c Motomura 12'c Con: Hashino (3/4) 4', 5', 12' Report Try: O. Jenkins (2) 10'm, 11'm Morgan-Williams 12'c Con: Treharne (1/2) 12' Davies (0/1) Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) 13th place final 2 June 2019 14:47  Scotland 31–26  Japan Try: McFarland 0'c McCann 1'm Barreto (2) 4'c, 14'c Farndale 14' Con: Lowe (2/3) 0', 5' Riddell (1/1) 14' Report Try: Hano (2) 7'c, 9'c Tuqiri 8'm Motomura 12'c Con: Hashino (3/4) 7', 9', 12' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

Challenge Trophy

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Challenge Trophy final
	2 June 2019 – 10:00 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Ireland	24
					2 June 2019 – 13:55 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Scotland	12
					Ireland	24
	2 June 2019 – 10:22 – Stade Jean Bouin
					Australia	17
	Spain	0
									2 June 2019 – 17:09 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Australia	54
									Ireland	12
	2 June 2019 – 10:44 – Stade Jean Bouin
									Canada	28
	Japan	7
					2 June 2019 – 14:17 – Stade Jean Bouin
	England	52
					England	28
	2 June 2019 – 11:06 – Stade Jean Bouin
					Canada	41
	Wales	12
	Canada	31

Matches

Quarter-finals 2 June 2019 10:00 Ireland  24–12  Scotland Try: Sullivan (2) 1'm, 3'm Lennox 7'c Izuchukwu 9'c Con: Dardis (2/4) 7', 9' Report Try: Farndale 5'c Con: Lowe (1/1) 5' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) 2 June 2019 10:22 Spain  0–54  Australia Report Try: Kennewell 0'c Skelton (2) 2'c, 6'm Pincus 3'c Maddocks 8'c Hood 11'c Hutchison 13'c Coward 14'c Con: Coward (7/8) 0', 2', 3', 8', 11', 14', 14' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) 2 June 2019 10:44 Japan  7–52  England Try: Hano 13'c Con: Nakazawa (1/1) 14' Report Try: Waters (2) 1'm, 9'c Rodwell (2) 3'c, 14'c Glover (2) 5'c, 7'c Harris 11'c Ollie Hassell-Collins 12'm Con: Cook (4/4) 3', 5', 7', 9' Guiry (2/3) 11', 14' Waters (0/1) Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) 2 June 2019 11:06 Wales  12–31  Canada Try: Rogers (2) 0'c, 7'm Con: Davies (1/2) 1' Report Try: Coe 2'c Hirayama 5'c Mullins 8'm Jones 11'm Berna 13'c Con: Hirayama (2/3) 2', 5' Coats (1/2) 13' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) Semi-finals 2 June 2019 13:55 Ireland  24–17  Australia Try: Jack Kelly (rugby union, born 1997) (2) 4'c, 12'm Mollen 7'm Fitzpatrick 9'c Con: Billy Dardis (2/3) 5', 10' Lennox (0/1) Report Try: Hood 1'm O'Donnell 2'm Pincus 11'c Con: Coward (1/3) 11' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 2 June 2019 14:17  England 28–41  Canada Try: Waters 3'c Cook 5'c de Cothi 9'c Hassell-Collins 13'c Con: Cook (3/3) 4', 5', 13' de Cothi 10' Report Try: Fuailefau 0'm Morra (3) 2'm, 7'c, 11'm Berna 6'm Coats 7'c Thiel 14'c Con: Coats (1/4) 7' Hirayama (2/3) 8', 14' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) Challenge Trophy final 2 June 2019 17:09  Ireland 12–28  Canada Try: McNulty 2'm Dardis 10'c Con: Dardis (1/2) 10' Report Try: Fuailefau 0'c Jones 4'c Morra 5'c Zaruba 13'c Con: Hirayama (4/4) 0', 4', 5', 14' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

5th place

	Semi-finals				5th place final
	2 June 2019 – 14:39 – Stade Jean Bouin
	France
					2 June 2019 – 17:46 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Kenya	21
					France	40
	2 June 2019 – 15:01 – Stade Jean Bouin
					Samoa	5
	Argentina	10
	Samoa	12

Matches

Semi-finals 2 June 2019 14:39 France  26–21  Kenya Try: O'Connor 3'c Dall'igna (2) 11'c, 14' Laugel 14'c Con: Barraque (3/3) 3', 11', 14' Report Try: Oyoo (2) 1'c, 5'c Kuto 7'c Con: Wanjala (3/3) 2', 5', 8' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) 2 June 2019 15:01 Argentina  10–12  Samoa Try: del Mestre 5'm Gonzalez 14' Con: del Mestre (0/1) Revol (0/1) Report Try: Alosio 7'm Perez 11'c Con: Mealoi (1/1) 12' Toilolo Fanuasa (0/1) Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) 5th place final 2 June 2019 17:46 France  40–5 Samoa  Try: Valleau 1'c Parez (3) 2'm, 6'c, 8'c O'Connor 7'c Laugel 10'c Con: Barraque (5/6) 1', 6', 7', 8', 11' Report Try: Toilolo Fanuasa 4'm Con: Toilolo Fanuasa (0/1) Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup final
	2 June 2019 – 11:28 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Fiji	24
					2 June 2019 – 15:23 – Stade Jean Bouin
	France	5
					Fiji	33
	2 June 2019 – 11:50 – Stade Jean Bouin
					United States	14
	United States	26
									2 June 2019 – 18:33 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Kenya	14
									Fiji	35
	2 June 2019 – 12:12 – Stade Jean Bouin
									New Zealand	24
	New Zealand	21
					2 June 2019 – 15:45 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Argentina	12
					New Zealand	33
	2 June 2019 – 12:34 – Stade Jean Bouin
					South Africa	7			Bronze medal match
	South Africa	40
									2 June 2019 – 18:08 – Stade Jean Bouin
	Samoa	7
									United States	7
									South Africa	24

Matches

Quarter-finals 2 June 2019 11:28 Fiji  24–5  France Try: Botitu 7'c Tuivuaka 9'c Tuimaba 10'm Naduva 12'm Con: Botitu (2/4) 8', 9' Report Try: Barraque 5'm Con: Barraque (0/1) Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) 2 June 2019 11:50 United States  26–14  Kenya Try: Tomasin 7'm Williams 8'c Leuta 10'c Hughes 13'c Con: Williams (1/1) 8' Hughes (2/3) 11', 13' Report Try: Olindi 1'c Oyoo 4'c Con: Wanjala (2/2) 1', 5' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) 2 June 2019 12:12 New Zealand  21–12  Argentina Try: Molia (2) 3'c, 9'c Knewstubb 6'c Con: Knewstubb (3/3) 4', 7', 9' Report Try: Bazan Velez 1'm Sábato 11'c Con: del Mestre (1/1) 11' Bazan Velez (0/1) Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 2 June 2019 12:34 South Africa  40–7  Samoa Try: Geduld 1'm du Preez 2'c Kok 4'c Geduld 7'c du Plessis 7'c Snyman 13'c Con: du Preez (4/5) 2', 5', 7', 8' Human (1/1) 13' Report Try: Motuga 14'c Con: Toilolo Fanuasa (1/1) 14' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) Semi-finals 2 June 2019 15:23 Fiji  33–14  United States Try: Derenalagi 2'c Mocenacagi 3'm Tuwai 7'c Botitu 8'c Tabu 14'c Con: Botitu (3/4) 2', 7', 8' Tuimaba 14' Report Try: Isles 5'c Williams 10'c Con: Hughes (1/1) 6' Tomasin (1/1) 10' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) 2 June 2019 15:45 New Zealand  33–7  South Africa Try: Ware (2) 1'c, 5'c Nareki 6'c Knewstubb 11'c Nicole 13'm Con: Knewstubb (4/5) Report Try: Afrika 9'c Con: Human (1/1) 9' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) Bronze medal match 2 June 2019 18:08 United States  7–24  South Africa Try: Baker 2'c Con: Hughes (1/1) 2' Report Try: du Plessis (2) 5'm, 13'c Oosthuizen 7'c Snyman 10'm Con: Human (2/4) 7', 13' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) Cup final 2 June 2019 18:33 Fiji  35–24  New Zealand Try: Bolaca (2) 0'c, 7'c Derenalagi 2'c Tuimaba 3'c Tuwai 7'c Con: Bolaca (5/5) 1', 2', 4', 7', 8' Report Try: Nareki 6'c Ware (2) 11'm, 14'm Collier 12'c Con: Knewstubb (1/2) 6' McGarvey-Black (1/2) 12' Stade Jean Bouin Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	Fiji	22
	New Zealand	19
	South Africa	17
4	United States	15
5	France	13
6	Samoa	12
7	Argentina	10
	Kenya	10

Place	Team	Points
9	Canada	8
10	Ireland	7
11	Australia	5
	England	5
13	Scotland	3
14	Japan	2
15	Spain	1
	Wales	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Aminiasi Tuimaba	7
	Luciano Gonzalez
	Regan Ware
4	Josiah Morra	6
	Max McFarland
	Muller du Plessis

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Jean-Pascal Barraque	48
2	Vilimoni Botitu	42
3	Andrew Knewstubb	41
4	Aminiasi Tuimaba	37
5	Madison Hughes	36

Source: World Rugby

See also

• 2019 France Women's Sevens

References

1. "Captains ready for season finale at HSBC Paris Sevens". World Rugby Sevens Series. 29 May 2019.
2. "Ireland claim historic European sevens title". World Rugby. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. "Ireland secure place on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020". World Rugby. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
4. "Paris Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

External links

• Tournament page
• World Rugby page

• 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
• France Sevens
• 2018–19 in French rugby union
• June 2019 sports events in France
• Rugby union in Paris
• 2019 in Paris
• International sports competitions in Paris