France national rugby sevens 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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see France women's national rugby sevens team.
France
UnionFrench Rugby Federation
Coach(es)Jerome Daret
Captain(s)Jonathan Laugel
Top scorerTerry Bouhraoua (1,173)
Most triesTerry Bouhraoua (131)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances8 (First in 1993)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1997, 2005, 2013)

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 7th6330 Won the 2015 Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series
2020 Did not qualify
2024 Host
TotalQuarterfinals1/16330
Olympic Games History
2016 Pool stage France 31 – 14  AustraliaWin
Pool stage France 0 – 26  South AfricaLoss
Pool stage France 26 – 5  SpainWin
Quarter-final France 7 – 12  JapanLoss
5–8th place semi-final France 19 – 24  New ZealandLoss
7th–8th place playoff France 12 – 10  AustraliaWin

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[1] 5th 4 2 1 1
2018 Quarterfinals8th4220
2022 5th place final 6th 4 2 2 0
Total0 Titles8/83518161

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
FinishTimesSeries
1st22014, 2015
2nd72003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
3rd12012
4th32002, 2005, 2006
5th22004, 2011
DNP12008

Rugby X Tournament
Rugby X Tournament
Year Round Pld W L D
2019 Semi-finals 3210

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 90 Unattached
Paul Leraitre Forward (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 9 Racing 92
Rayan Rebbadj Forward (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 13 Toulon
Paulin Riva (c) Forward (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 41 Auch
Jordan Sepho Forward (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 18 Unattached
Andy Timo Forward (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 4 Stade Français
Antoine Zeghdar Forward (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 11 Castres
Théo Forner Back (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 9 Perpignan
Aaron Grandidier Back (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 14 Brive
William Iraguha Back (1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 24 Unattached
Jefferson-Lee Joseph Back (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 8 Agen
Stephen Parez Back (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 70 Unattached
Varian Pasquet Back (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 18 Unattached

Records and statistics

Former squads

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[2]
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:[3]

Honours

World Rugby Sevens Series

See also

References
  1. 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
  2. World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2020
  3. "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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