Sevens World Cup France competed in the inaugural Women's Sevens World Cup in
Dubai in 2009. They finished at the top of their pool, despite losing to the
Netherlands in their opening game. They were eliminated by the
United States in the Cup quarter-finals, without having scored a single point. They finally finished in seventh place after losing to
Canada in the Plate semi-finals.
Sevens Series debut As the first edition of the Women's Sevens World Series commenced in the
2012–2013 season, France participated as an invitational team for two of the four tournaments.
2013 Sevens World Cup In 2013, France took part in their second World Cup at the
Luzhniki Stadium in
Moscow,
Russia. They finished third in their pool behind
Russia and
England, with Russia surprising England to win the last match of the group stage. In the Bowl finals, France dominated
Tunisia in the quarter-finals, before being eliminated by
Fiji. They eventually finished in eleventh place overall.
Road to Rio In order to qualify for the
Rio Olympics, where rugby was making its return, France had to win the
2015 Grand Prix with a best combined result of two tournaments. After failing in the first stage in
Kazan in the final against the Russians, the Les Bleues got their revenge in
Brive in the final stage by beating
Russia in the semi-final. They then won the final against
Spain and qualified for the
2016 Olympics. Les Bleues started their first Olympic Games with victories against
Spain and
Kenya, but lost to
New Zealand and were placed second in their pool. They then lost in the quarter-finals of the medal play-offs against
Canada, they met Spain again in the semi-final for fifth place and beat them. However, they lost to the
United States in the final and finished in sixth place.
2018 Sevens World Cup They competed at the
2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, their qualification being determined by their placement in the
2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. They went undefeated on their way to the final, even beating Olympic champions
Australia by 19–12 in the semi-finals, before succumbing to defending champions
New Zealand in the finals, where they were defeated 29–0.
Tokyo Olympics France qualified for the
2020 Summer Olympics in
Tokyo, after winning the
Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Monaco. They went undefeated until the gold medal final, where they lost to
New Zealand by 26–12. ==Tournament history==