the French second in their group in Los Angeles after their defeat against Fiji

A false note to end on. Already qualified for the quarter-finals after their victory against Great Britain, the French missed their “final” of Group C, against Fiji, Saturday March 2. On the pitch in Los Angeles, the French rugby sevens team had started their last group match well, in the wake of Antoine Dupont, a lively starter. The Stade Toulouse player was in the oven at the start of the match, serving Jordan Sepho on the first French try.

In the lead, the Blues then missed two break points, each time on serves from Antoine Dupont. The hand of a Fijian first annihilated Swan Rebbadj’s attempt, before Jordan Sepho released the ball just before flattening. Kept alive by these inaccuracies, the Fijians then hit the mark on their first attempts. Result: 14 to 10 for Fiji, first in Group C ahead of the Blues.