| Date | 28 – 30 July 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | |
| Participants | 156 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to single-elimination tournament of eight teams. | |
The women’s tournament was held from 28-30 July, with 12 teams. Group A had reigning champions New Zealand against Fiji, Canada, and China. Group B featured Australia, Ireland, Great Britain, and South Africa, while Group C included France (host nation), the United States, Japan, and Brazil.
The favorites were the defending gold medalists, New Zealand, which had also won silver at Rio de Janeiro 2016. Australia was the gold medalist at Rio and was expected to contend for a medal in Paris, along with host nation France, the silver medalist at Tokyo 2020.
All the medal favorites made it past group play, with New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the United States winning their quarter-final matches. France was upset in the quarters by Canada, 19-14.
New Zealand handled the United States easily in the semi-final, 24-12, but Canada posted another upset victory, defeating Australia, 21-12, to advance to the gold medal match. In the final, Canada actually led at the half, 12-7, but New Zealand came back with two tries in the second half to defend their gold medal, 19-12.
The bronze medal match was one of high drama as Australia led 12-7, with only seconds remaining, when the United States’ Spiff Sedrick broke away for an almost full field length run to score a try, and then converted for a 14-12 victory and the bronze medal.
| Date | 28 – 29 July 2024 |
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| Format | Round-robin pools. |
| Date | 28 – 29 July 2024 |
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| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | NZL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 114-19 | ||
| 2 | Canada | CAN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 50-64 | ||
| 3 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 62-81 | ||
| 4 | Fiji | FIJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33-95 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Jul 11:30 | Canada | CAN | 17 – 14 | Fiji | FIJ | |
| Match #2 | 28 Jul 12:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 43 – 5 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match #3 | 28 Jul 15:00 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 40 – 12 | Fiji | FIJ | |
| Match #4 | 28 Jul 15:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 33 – 7 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #5 | 29 Jul 10:00 | Canada | CAN | 26 – 17 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match #6 | 29 Jul 10:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 38 – 7 | Fiji | FIJ |
| Date | 28 – 29 July 2024 |
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| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | AUS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 89-24 | ||
| 2 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 65-– | ||
| 3 | Ireland | IRL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 40-– | ||
| 4 | South Africa | RSA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 98-– |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Jul 09:30 | Great Britain | GBR | 21 – 12 | Ireland | IRL | |
| Match #2 | 28 Jul 10:00 | Australia | AUS | 34 – 5 | South Africa | RSA | |
| Match #3 | 28 Jul 13:00 | Ireland | IRL | 38 – 0 | South Africa | RSA | |
| Match #4 | 28 Jul 13:30 | Australia | AUS | 36 – 5 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #5 | 29 Jul 08:30 | Great Britain | GBR | 26 – 17 | South Africa | RSA | |
| Match #6 | 29 Jul 08:30 | Australia | AUS | 19 – 14 | Ireland | IRL |
| Date | 28 – 29 July 2024 |
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| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | FRA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 106-14 | ||
| 2 | United States | USA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 74-43 | ||
| 3 | Japan | JPN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 46-97 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | BRA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17-89 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Jul 10:30 | United States | USA | 36 – 7 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 28 Jul 11:00 | France | FRA | 26 – 0 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #3 | 28 Jul 14:00 | United States | USA | 24 – 5 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #4 | 28 Jul 14:30 | France | FRA | 49 – 0 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #5 | 29 Jul 09:00 | Japan | JPN | 39 – 12 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #6 | 29 Jul 09:30 | France | FRA | 31 – 14 | United States | USA |
| Date | 29 July 2024 |
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| Format | Classification matches for 9th to 12th place. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Jul 14:00 | Japan | JPN | 15 – 12 | South Africa | RSA | |
| Match #2 | 29 Jul 14:30 | Brazil | BRA | 28 – 22 | Fiji | FIJ |
| Date | 29 July 2024 |
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| Format | Winners of each match advanced to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Jul 15:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 55 – 5 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match #2 | 29 Jul 15:30 | United States | USA | 17 – 7 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #3 | 29 Jul 16:00 | Canada | CAN | 19 – 14 | France | FRA | |
| Match #4 | 29 Jul 16:30 | Australia | AUS | 40 – 7 | Ireland | IRL |
| Date | 30 July 2024 |
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| Format | Classification matches for 5th to 8th place. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Jul 08:30 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 19 – 15 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #2 | 30 Jul 09:00 | France | FRA | 19 – 7 | Ireland | IRL |
| Date | 30 July 2024 |
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| Format | Winners of each match advanced to gold medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Jul 09:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 24 – 12 | United States | USA | |
| Match #2 | 30 Jul 10:00 | Canada | CAN | 21 – 12 | Australia | AUS |
| Date | 30 July 2024 |
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| Format | Medal and placement round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 30 Jul 13:45 | New Zealand | NZL | 19 – 12 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match 3/4 | 30 Jul 13:00 | United States | USA | 14 – 12 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match 5/6 | 30 Jul 12:30 | France | FRA | 21 – 7 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match 7/8 | 30 Jul 12:00 | Great Britain | GBR | 28 – 12 | Ireland | IRL | |
| Match 9/10 | 30 Jul 11:00 | Japan | JPN | 38 – 7 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match 11/12 | 30 Jul 10:30 | South Africa | RSA | 21 – 15 | Fiji | FIJ |