France national rugby sevens team

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Rugby team

France

Union

French Rugby Federation

Coach(es)

Benoît Baby

Captain(s)

Jonathan Laugel

Top scorer

Terry Bouhraoua (1,173)

Most tries

Terry Bouhraoua (131)

Team kit

Change kit

World Cup Sevens

Appearances

8 (First in 1993)

Best result

Quarter-finals (1997, 2005, 2013)

France national rugby sevens team
Medal record
Olympic Games
	2024 Paris	Team

The France national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, and other international tournaments. France's best finish in the World Series has been finishing in first (Grand Finals), which they accomplished in 2023-24. France are the reigning Olympic champions, having defeated reigning champions Fiji in the final in 2024.

World Rugby Sevens Series

World Series record
Position	Times	Seasons
1st	1	2023–24
4th	1	2022–23
6th	1	2019–20
7th	3	2003–04, 2005–06, 2021–22
8th	5	1999–00, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2018–19
9th	3	2001–02, 2011–12, 2012–13
10th	2	2010–11, 2013–14
11th	3	2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
12th	1	2007–08
13th	4	2000–01, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2017–18
14th - 16th	0

Tournament history

Summer Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D	Qualified
2016	Quarterfinals	7th	6	3	3	0	Won the 2015 Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Finals	1st	6	4	1	1	Host nation
Total	Final	2/2	12	7	4	1

Olympic Games History
2016	Pool stage	France 31 – 14 Australia	Win
	Pool stage	France 0 – 26 South Africa	Loss
	Pool stage	France 26 – 5 Spain	Win
	Quarter-final	France 7 – 12 Japan	Loss
	5–8th place semi-final	France 19 – 24 New Zealand	Loss
	7th–8th place playoff	France 12 – 10 Australia	Win
2024	Pool stage	France 12 – 12 United States	Draw
	Pool stage	France 19 – 12 Uruguay	Win
	Pool stage	France 12 – 19 Fiji	Loss
	Quarter-final	France 26 – 14 Argentina	Win
	Semi-final	France 19 – 5 South Africa	Win
	Final	France 28 – 7 Fiji	Win

Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
1993	Bowl Semi-Finalists	15th	6	2	4	0
1997	Quarterfinalsts	8th	5	4	1	0
2001	Bowl Quarterfinalsts	21st	6	2	4	0
2005	Quarterfinalists	5th	6	4	2	0
2009	Plate Quarterfinals	13th	4	2	2	0
2013	Quarterfinalists	5th	4	2	1	1
2018	Quarterfinals	8th	4	2	2	0
2022	5th place final	6th	4	2	2	0
Total	0 Titles	8/8	35	18	16	1

Europe Grand Prix Series

Main article: Sevens Grand Prix Series

France has been successful in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. They have won the tournament twice, in 2014 and 2015. They have also finished second on six occasions, most recently in 2016, and third once in 2012.

Grand Prix record
Finish	Times	Series
1st	2	2014, 2015
2nd	7	2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
3rd	1	2012
4th	3	2002, 2005, 2006
5th	2	2004, 2011
DNP	1	2008

Rugby X Tournament

Rugby X Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	L	D
2019	Semi-finals	3	2	1	0

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected to represent France during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.

Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 Dubai Sevens.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Jonathan Laugel	Forward	(1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 31)	90	Unattached
Paul Leraitre	Forward	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 24)	9	Racing 92
Rayan Rebbadj	Forward	(1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 25)	13	Toulon
Paulin Riva (c)	Forward	(1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 30)	41	Auch
Jordan Sepho	Forward	(1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 26)	18	Unattached
Andy Timo	Forward	(2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 20)	4	Stade Français
Antoine Zeghdar	Forward	(1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25)	11	Castres
Théo Forner	Back	(2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 23)	9	Perpignan
Aaron Grandidier	Back	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24)	14	Section Paloise
William Iraguha	Back	(1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 (age 27)	24	Unattached
Jefferson-Lee Joseph	Back	(2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 22)	8	Agen
Stephen Parez	Back	(1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30)	70	Unattached
Varian Pasquet	Back	(1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)	18	Unattached

Records and statistics

Former squads

v t e France squad – 2016 Summer Olympics
Squad	Jonathan Laugel Manoël Dall'igna Damien Cler Terry Bouhraoua (c) Stephen Parez Steeve Barry Virimi Vakatawa Pierre-Gilles Lakafia Jérémy Aicardi Julien Candelon Sacha Valleau Vincent Inigo
Coach	Frédéric Pomarel

Player records

The following shows leading career France players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.

Tries scored
No.	Player	Tries
1	Terry Bouhraoua	131
2	Julien Candelon	114
3	Stephen Parez	105
4	Paul Albaladejo	86
5	Renaud Delmas	83

Award winners

The following France Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:

World Rugby Men's 7s Player of the Year
Year	Nominees	Winners
2016	Virimi Vakatawa	—
2024	Antoine Dupont	Antoine Dupont
2024	Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang	Antoine Dupont

World Rugby Men's 7s Dream Team
Year	No.	Player
2024	2.	Antoine Dupont
2024	3.	Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang

Honours

World Rugby Sevens Series

France Sevens
- Winners: 2005
- Third-place: 2006, 2016, 2022
Dubai Sevens
- Runners-up: 2011
- Third-place: 2012
- Cup (fifth place): 2022
South Africa Sevens
- Runners-up: 2012
- Third-place: 2015
Canada Sevens
- Runners-up: 2019
- Third-place: 2024
Hong Kong Sevens
- Runners-up: 2019, 2024
- Third-place: 2022
USA Sevens
- Winners: 2024
Spain Sevens
- Series Champions: 2024

References

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2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2020
"Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
"Dupont adds Sevens Player of the Year to trophy cabinet". www.sixnationsrugby.com. 24 November 2024.

External links

v t e Olympic Champions in Rugby sevens - Men's tournament
List of Olympic medalists
2016: Fiji (FIJ) 2020: Fiji (FIJ) 2024: France (FRA)

France national rugby union team

French Rugby Federation

History

Players

All Players

Home stadiums

Competitions

Related teams

Matches

World Cup finals	1987 1999 2011
By opponent	Argentina Australia England Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales
See also	British Lions (1989)

Tours

Argentina	1949 1954 1960 1974 1977 1985 1986 1988 1992 1996 1998 2002 2003 2012 2016 2024
Asia	1978
Australia	1961 1968 1972 1981 1986 1990 1997 2002 2005 2008 2014 2021
Fiji	1979 1998
Japan	2022
New Zealand	1961 1968 1979 1984 1986 1989 1994 1999 2001 2003 2007 2013 2018
North America	1978 1991 1994 2004
Oceania	1999
Romania	2006
South Africa	1958 1964 1967 1971 1975 1980 1993 2001 2005 2006 2017
South America	1954 1974 1985 1988

Rugby union in France

Governing body

Fédération Française de Rugby

National teams

Men's	France A 7s France amateur U-20 U-18
Women's	Women's 7's

Other notable teams

French Barbarians

Competitions

International	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens World Rugby Sevens Series Sevens Grand Prix Series
Professional clubs	European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup National Rugby League (France) Top 14 Pro D2 Nationale Fédérale 1 Fédérale 2 Fédérale 3 Challenge Yves du Manoir
Hosted events	2007 Rugby World Cup 2023 Rugby World Cup 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup France Sevens France Women's Sevens

v t e National rugby sevens teams
World Rugby Sevens Series core teams	Argentina Australia Canada Fiji France Great Britain Ireland New Zealand Samoa South Africa Spain United States
Teams with Rugby World Cup Sevens experience	Chile Chinese Taipei Cook Islands England Georgia Germany Hong Kong Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya Latvia Morocco Namibia Netherlands Papua New Guinea Philippines Portugal Romania Russia Scotland South Korea Tonga Tunisia Uganda Uruguay Wales Zimbabwe
Other teams	Afghanistan Algeria American Samoa Andorra Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Cayman Islands China Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Guam Guyana Hungary India Indonesia Iran Israel Kazakhstan Kiribati Kosovo Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Malta Mexico Moldova Monaco Montenegro Nauru New Caledonia Nigeria Niue Norway Pakistan Paraguay Peru Poland Qatar San Marino Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tahiti Thailand Tokelau Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Tuvalu Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Wallis and Futuna West Indies
Defunct	Arabian Gulf Czechoslovakia East Germany West Germany USSR Yugoslavia

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