French rugby sevens can experience a historic Sunday. Its women’s and men’s teams compete in the semi-finals of the world circuit in Madrid, which brings together the eight best teams on the planet, this Sunday. The Blues, reinforced by the star of French rugby and Stade Toulouse Antoine Dupont, and the French have the opportunity to be crowned for the first time winners of the global season in this Olympic discipline.
Both selections finished in second place in their group. Jérôme Daret’s men corrected Australia (38-5) for their entry into contention on Friday in Spain, before stalling against the Argentines on Saturday afternoon (26-12). They obtained their ticket to the last four by dominating Great Britain (17-12) in the evening in a match where Dupont scored a superb try and delivered a decisive pass in overtime. The Blues will face the Fijians, double reigning Olympic champions, for a place in the final.
David Courteix’s players played against Fiji (36-7) then Ireland (31-5), before losing (28-14) to the Australians in the duel for first place in the group. But the results of the other group allow it to benefit from an affordable semi-final against Canada, which created a surprise by finishing ahead of the big favorites New Zealand. If the French won their first tournament in 19 years at the beginning of March in Los Angeles, the Blues still dream of a coronation on the world circuit.
France-Canada (women) begins at 11:57 a.m. France-Fiji (men) starts at 12:21 p.m. Both matches can be watched for free on Rugby Pass TV and on France.tv.
