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{{short description|International rugby sevens tournament}}
{{distinguish|France national rugby sevens team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title           = 
| last_season     = 2023 France Sevens
| logo            = Paris Sevens logo 2018.png
| pixels          = 190px
| caption         = <!--Paris Sevens logo-->
| sport           = Rugby sevens <!-- do not wikilink -->
| inaugural       = 1996
| teams           = 16
| champion        = {{Ru7|NZL}}
| most_champs     = {{nowrap|{{Ru7|RSA}}<small>{{spaces|2}}(3 titles)</small>}}
{{nowrap|{{Ru7|NZL}}<small>{{spaces|2}}(3 titles)</small>}}
| website         = 
}}
[[File:Tribune présidentielle nouveau stade Jean Boin Paris.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.2|Paris Sevens venue Stade Jean-Bouin.]]

The '''France Sevens''', also called the '''Paris Sevens''', is an annual international [[rugby sevens]] tournament that is one of ten competitions on the annual [[World Rugby Sevens Series]]. The France Sevens is generally held in May or June on the weekend following the [[London Sevens]] and is the last competition in the Sevens Series. France has also hosted tournaments within the European [[Sevens Grand Prix Series]], often at [[Lyon]].

==History{{anchor|Bordeaux|Lyon}}==
From 1996 to 1999 the tournament was known as the Air France Sevens, and in the year 2000 it was part of the inaugural IRB Sevens World Series.

The IRB hosted the tournament at [[Bordeaux]] in 2004, before returning to Paris for [[2004-05 World Sevens Series|2005]] and [[2005-06 World Sevens Series|2006]]. The event was effectively replaced in the World Sevens Series by the [[Scotland Sevens]] at Edinburgh for the [[2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series|2006-07 season]].

Between 2011 and 2015, Lyon hosted a leg of the European circuit, the [[Sevens Grand Prix Series]].

The Sevens World Series returned to France for the 2015-16 season, with the revival of the Paris Sevens tournament in 2016.

==International sevens==

===Invitational tournament===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!{{pad|2.4em}}Venue{{pad|2.4em}}
!colspan=3|Cup final
!colspan=3|Placings
!Refs
|- bgcolor=lightgrey style="line-height:9px; font-size:85%; padding:0px;"
|style="border-right:0px;"|
|style="border-left:0px; font-weight:bold;" |<span style="color:#777;></span>
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Winner
|width=8%  style="font-weight:bold;" | Score
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Runner-up
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Plate
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Bowl
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Shield
|
|-
| 1996 <!--[[1996 Paris Sevens|1996]]-->
|[[Stade Sébastien Charléty|Sébastien Charléty]] Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|FIJ}}'''
|'''38–19'''
|{{ru7-big|FRA}}
|{{ru7-big|ROM}}
|{{ru7-big|RUS}}
|n/a
|<ref name=smh-1996>{{cite news
 |date        = 13 October 1996
 |title       = In brief: Fiji wins Paris Sevens
 |work        = The Sydney Morning Herald
 |publisher   = Fairfax
 |url         = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?&docID=news961013_0225_3024
 |access-date  = 15 May 2016
 |url-status  = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20181226102821/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=sevens+AND+rugby&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=01%2F01%2F1996&ed=01%2F01%2F1997&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=200&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=news961013_0225_3024
 |archive-date = 26 December 2018
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref name=afs-90s>{{cite web
 |title       = Results in the 90s
 |publisher   = Air France Rugby Sevens
 |access-date  = 7 April 2015
 |url         = http://afsevens.free.fr/francais/previous.htm
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233818/http://afsevens.free.fr/francais/previous.htm
 |archive-date = 3 March 2016
 |df          = dmy-all
}}
</ref>
|-
| 1997 <!--[[1997 Paris Sevens|1997]]-->
|Sébastien Charléty Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|FIJ}}'''
|'''13–7'''
|{{ru7-big|NZL}}
|style="padding:0px 1px;"|[[File:French Barbarians Crest.svg|32px]]<br/> [[French Barbarians]]
|{{ru7-big|GER}}
|n/a
|
<ref>{{cite journal
 |title=Les Fidjiens sortent vainqueurs de la mêlée
 |journal=Concorde |date=10 June 1997 |issue=5 |page=3
 |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9795810p/f3.highres |language=fr 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226073949/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9795810p/f3.highres
 |archive-date=26 December 2018
}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal
 |title=Deuxième édition de l'Air France Rugby Sevens
 |journal=Concorde |date=10 June 1997 |issue=5 |page=1
 |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9795810p/f1.highres |language=fr
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226073109/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9795810p/f1.highres
 |archive-date=26 December 2018
}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite news
 |title=Sports Monday Paris: Results on the first day of the Paris Sevens event
 |work=The Age |location=Melbourne |at=p. 22, col. 1
 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123500108/
 |access-date=26 December 2018
}}</ref><ref name = afs-90s/>
|-
| 1998 <!--[[1998 Paris Sevens|1998]]-->
|Sébastien Charléty Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|AUS}}'''
|'''33–26'''
|{{ru7-big|NZL}}
| South<br />American{{wbr}} Barbarians
|{{ru7-big|JPN}}
|n/a
|<ref name = afs-90s/><ref name=age-1998>{{cite news
 |date        = 18 May 1998
 |title       = Campese sets up win over NZ
 |work        = The Age
 |publisher   = Fairfax
 |location    = Melbourne
 |url         = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?&docID=news980519_0370_5150
 |access-date  = 10 April 2016
 |url-status  = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160420042416/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?&docID=news980519_0370_5150
 |archive-date = 20 April 2016
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
|-
| 1999 <!--[[1999 Paris Sevens|1999]]--> 
|Sébastien Charléty Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|NZL}}'''
|'''36–26'''
|{{ru7-big|FRA}}
|[[File:French Barbarians Crest.svg|32px]]<br/> [[French Barbarians]]
|{{ru7-big|AUS}}
|n/a
|<ref name = afs-1999>{{cite web
 |title=Programme des Finales
 |language=fr
 |website=Air France Rugby Sevens |access-date=26 December 2018
 |url=http://afsevens.free.fr/francais/schedule2.htm
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175755/http://afsevens.free.fr/francais/schedule2.htm
 |archive-date=3 March 2016
}}</ref>
|- 
|}

===World Rugby Sevens Series===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! width=5% | Year
! Venue 
!colspan=3|Cup final
!colspan=3|Placings
!Refs
|- 
|- bgcolor=lightgrey style="line-height:9px; font-size:85%; padding:0px;"
|style="border-right:0px;"|
|style="border-left:0px; font-weight:bold;" |
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Winner
|width=8%  style="font-weight:bold;" | Score
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Runner-up
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Plate
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Bowl
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Shield
|
|-
| [[2000 Paris Sevens|2000]] 
| [[Stade Sébastien Charléty|Sébastien Charléty]] Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|NZL}}'''
|'''69–10'''
|{{ru7-big|RSA}}
|{{ru7-big|FIJ}}
|{{ru7-big|SAM}}
|n/a
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=PAR-2000 IRB Sevens I – Paris], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
|
|colspan=8 style="border-left:0px;"| ''No tournament in the World Series for men's teams played in France from 2001 to 2003''  
|-
| [[2004 Bordeaux Sevens|2004]]
|[[Stade Chaban-Delmas|Chaban-Delmas]]<br> Bordeaux
|'''{{ru7-big|NZL}}'''
|'''28–19'''
|{{ru7-big|ENG}}
|{{ru7-big|ARG}}
|{{ru7-big|FRA}}
|{{ru7-big|ESP}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=BOR-2004 IRB Sevens V – Bordeaux], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| [[2005 Paris Sevens|2005]]
|[[Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris)|Stade Jean-Bouin]] <br />Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|FRA}}'''
|'''28–19'''
|{{ru7-big|FIJ}}
|{{ru7-big|RSA}}
|{{ru7-big|ARG}}
|{{ru7-big|CAN}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=PAR-2005 IRB Sevens VI – Paris], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| [[2006 Paris Sevens|2006]]
|Sébastien Charléty <br />Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|RSA}}'''
|'''33–12'''
|{{ru7-big|SAM}}
|{{ru7-big|FIJ}}
|{{ru7-big|KEN}}
|{{ru7-big|SCO}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=PAR-2006 IRB Sevens VII – Paris], Rugby7.com.</ref>

|-
| 
|colspan=8 style="border-left:0px;"| ''No tournament in the World Series for men's teams played in France from 2007 to 2015''  
|-
|  [[2016 Paris Sevens|2016]]
|[[Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris)|Stade Jean-Bouin]]<br />Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|SAM}}'''
|'''29–26'''
|{{ru7-big|FIJ}}
|{{ru7-big|RSA}}
|{{ru7-big|SCO}}
|{{ru7-big|POR}}
|<ref>[http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2110?Stagione=2015%2F16 Sevens World Series - Leg 9 (Paris) 2015/16] Rugby Archive</ref>

|-  
|-bgcolor=lightgrey style="line-height:9px; font-size:85%; padding:0px;"
|style="border-left:0px;" |
|
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Winner
|width=8%  style="font-weight:bold;" | Score
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Runner-up
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Third
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Fourth
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Fifth
|
|-
| [[2017 Paris Sevens|2017]]
| Stade Jean-Bouin <br />Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|RSA}}'''
|'''15–5'''
|{{ru7-big|SCO}}
|{{ru7-big|NZL}}
|{{ru7-big|ENG}}
|{{ru7-big|USA}}
|<ref>[http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/2110?Stagione=2016%2F17 Sevens World Series - Leg 9 (Paris) 2016/17] Rugby Archive</ref>
|-
| [[2018 Paris Sevens|2018]]
| Stade Jean-Bouin <br> Paris
| {{ru7-big|RSA}}
| '''24–14'''
| {{ru7-big|ENG}}
| {{ru7-big|NZL}}
| {{ru7-big|CAN}}
| {{ru7-big|FIJ}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=PAR-2018 IRB Sevens XIX – Paris], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Paris Sevens|2019]]
| Stade Jean-Bouin <br> Paris
|'''{{ru7-big|FIJ}}'''
|'''35–24'''
|{{ru7-big|NZL}}
|{{ru7-big|RSA}}
|{{ru7-big|USA}}
|{{ru7-big|FRA}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=PAR-2019 IRB Sevens XX – Paris], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| colspan=100%| ''World Series tournaments planned for Paris were cancelled in 2020{{hsp}}<ref name=series-end-2020>{{cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/572989|title=New Zealand awarded titles as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 concluded|date=30 June 2020|website=World Rugby|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref> and 2021,<ref name=series-end-2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/658612?lang=en|title=HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 schedule update|date=4 August 2021|website=World Rugby|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref> due to [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports#Rugby union|impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic]].''
|- 
| [[2022 France Sevens|2022]]
|[[Stade Ernest-Wallon]] <br /> Toulouse
|'''{{ru7-big|FIJ}}'''
|'''29–17'''
|{{ru7-big|IRE}}
|{{ru7-big|FRA}}
|{{ru7-big|SAM}}
|{{ru7-big|ARG}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=FRA-2022 IRB Sevens XXXIII – Toulouse], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
|[[2023 France Sevens|2023]]
|Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
|'''{{ru7-big|NZL}}'''
|'''24–19'''
|{{ru7-big|ARG}}
|{{ru7-big|FRA}}
|{{ru7-big|CAN}}
|{{ru7-big|AUS}}
|
|}

==European Grand Prix==
In most years since 2011, France has hosted a leg of the [[Sevens Grand Prix Series]], a multi-leg competition sponsored by Rugby Europe every summer involving teams from Europe.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!width=5% | Year
!{{pad|2.4em}}Venue{{pad|2.4em}}
!colspan=3|Cup final
!colspan=3|Placings
!Refs
|- bgcolor=lightgrey style="line-height:9px; font-size:85%; padding:0px;"
|style="border-right:0px;"|
|style="border-left:0px; font-weight:bold;" |<span style="color:#777;>Lyon Sevens</span>
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Winner
|width=8%  style="font-weight:bold;" | Score
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Runner-up
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Third
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Fourth
|width=15% style="font-weight:bold;" | Fifth
|
|-
| [[2011 Lyon Sevens|2011]] 
|[[Matmut Stadium]]<br />  Lyon
|'''{{ru7-big|ENG}}'''
|'''28–14'''
|{{ru7-big|ESP}}
|{{ru7-big|FRA}}
|{{ru7-big|POR}}
|{{ru7-big|RUS}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=FRA-2011 2011 Euro Sevens X – Lyon, France], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| [[2012 Lyon Sevens|2012]] 
| Matmut Stadium <br /> Lyon
|'''{{ru7-big|ENG}}'''
|'''26–14'''
|{{ru7-big|POR}}
|{{ru7-big|ESP}}
|{{ru7-big|WAL}}
|{{ru7-big|RUS}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=LYO-2012 2012 Euro Grand Prix – Lyon, France], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| [[2013 Lyon Sevens|2013]] 
| Matmut Stadium <br /> Lyon
|'''{{ru7-big|ENG}}'''
|'''33–5'''
|{{ru7-big|RUS}}
|{{ru7-big|FRA}}
|{{ru7-big|WAL}}
|{{ru7-big|POR}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=LYO-2013 2013 Euro Grand Prix – Lyon, France], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| [[2014 Lyon Sevens|2014]] 
| Matmut Stadium <br /> Lyon
|'''{{ru7-big|FRA}}'''
|'''40–10'''
|{{ru7-big|BEL}}
|{{ru7-big|ESP}}
|{{ru7-big|RUS}}
|n/a
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=LYO-2014 2014 Euro Grand Prix – Lyon, France], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Lyon Sevens|2015]] 
| Matmut Stadium <br /> Lyon
|'''{{ru7-big|FRA}}'''
|'''20–7'''
|{{ru7-big|ESP}}
|{{ru7-big|BEL}}
|{{ru7-big|GER}}
|{{ru7-big|ENG}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=LYO-2015 2015 Euro Grand Prix – Lyon, France], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| 2016 
| colspan=7 align=center|''No Grand Prix Series event hosted in France for 2016''
|
|-
| [[2017 Clermont-Ferrand Sevens|2017]] 
| [[Stade Gabriel Montpied|Gabriel Montpied]] <br> [[Clermont-Ferrand|Clermont]]
|'''{{ru7-big|IRE}}'''
|'''17–14'''
|{{ru7-big|RUS}}
|{{ru7-big|SPA}}
|{{ru7-big|GER}}
|{{ru7-big|WAL}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=CLE-2017 2017 Euro Grand Prix – Clermont, France], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
| [[2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series#Marcoussis|2018]] 
| [[Marcoussis]]
|'''{{ru7-big|IRE}}'''
|'''49–7'''
|{{ru7-big|GER}}
|{{ru7-big|ENG}}
|{{ru7-big|RUS}}
|{{ru7-big|POR}}
|<ref>[http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=FRA-2018 2018 Euro Grand Prix – Marcoussis, France], Rugby7.com.</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[France Women's Sevens]]

==References==
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{{France Sevens}}
{{World sevens series}}

[[Category:France Sevens| ]]
[[Category:World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments]]
[[Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by France]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens competitions in Europe]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1996]]