Rugby at 7 – Poules raised, Podium ambition: what the French teams are aimed at in the final in Los Angeles

This weekend will take place in Los Angeles the grand finale of the rugby circuit at 7 cuvée 2024/25. The two French teams, qualified among the eight best teams, will try to appear in the best way. Champions last year in Madrid, the men have a title to defend, while the Bleues seek a medal again.

At the end of six stages to the four corners of the world, we will attend this first weekend in May at the great final of the World Rugby series with seven 2025 edition. Last year, this same final took place on the side of Madrid and had seen The French triumph after a final won 19-5 against Argentina. At that time, Antoine Dupont was notably part of the tricolor group. This season, a change of decor, since the epilogue of the septist season will take place in the United States, in Los Angeles.

Ultra full -bodied hen for men

Very irregular throughout the season, Benoît Baby’s men will nevertheless have a chance to complete their season among the best world nations. It must be said that several players of the golden adventure at the 2024 Olympic Games turned to other challenges like Antoine Dupont, but also Jefferson Lee-Joseph (Perpignan), Arraon Grandidier-Nkanang (Pau) or Rayan Rebbadj (Toulon). Many young players (Artaud, Delamare, Fall, Pouzelgues …) have made their debut on the world circuit this season.

If they no longer have the fabric of a favorite for the title, the Blues have the qualities to thwart the forecasts, as they have demonstrated several times throughout the circuit. This was the case By beating the Fiji in the semi-finals at CAP Last December and offering itself a final, unfortunately lost, against the South African host. They had reissued by winning again against these same Fidjians in Hong Kong to climb there too in the final.

On the other hand, the French septists have also shown several times gaps that led them to the last place of the last stage of Singapore or in eighth place in Vancouver. This time, they were warned. To exist in a hen of “championship” made up of Argentina, South Africa and Great Britain, they will have to display the best version of themselves. In order to compete in the semi-finals, it will be necessary to finish the group phase among the first two places (the other hen of four teams will be made up of Fiji, Australia, New Zealand and Spain), otherwise you have to rely on the classification matches.

The Blue have a blow to play

In a functioning similar to their male counterparts, women are more likely to go further. Third in the general classification, the teammates of Camille Grassineau (dean of the group of the 34th birthday) are found in an affordable hen. Indeed, they will be accompanied by Australia, the United States and Fiji. The last two nations were respectively in the sixth and seventh place in the general classification and are therefore largely within the reach of the French.

Mistrust all the same because, if they have regularly hung the bronze on the stages of this season (three times out of six), the Bleues have also sometimes encountered difficulties. Ninths in Vancouver but also twice at the foot of the podium, they will have to rely on their strengths if they wish to win a medal, as in Madrid last year, where they had obtained money by losing 26-7 in the final against the New Zealanders. A charm would reward a season for the good frequent results of a young group full of promises.