DHL IPA: Grassineau has immense impact on Canada Sevens

France’s Camille Grassineau was named DHL Impact Player at the 2018 HSBC Canada Women’s Sevens. She’s now in contention to win it all at the series finale in Paris next month.

Since she entered the international stage, French winger Camille Grassineau has been one to watch. After debuting in 2013, she’s represented her country at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013, the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014, and the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games. She was also a member of the squad that won their fourth Six Nations title in 2014. 

This year at the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series has been no different – she’s been a constant threat on the pitch, stopping opponents in their tracks, creating opportunities for her teammates, and breaking her way through the line.

With 34 tackles, we weren’t surprised to see her at the top of that chart for the second round in a row.

After placing third on the DHL Performance Tracker in Kitakyushu last month, she put on an incredible defensive display to round off a top performance and win the DHL Impact Player Award at the 2018 HSBC Canada Women’s Sevens.

Immense on defense
On defense, Grassineau picked up where she left off in Kitakyushu. Her work was immense and undoubtedly made an impact on the French Flyers fourth place finish in Canada. With 34 tackles, we weren’t surprised to see her at the top of that chart for the second round in a row. Her closest rival was Australia’s Charlotte Caslick with 28.

She was a huge asset to her team at Westhills Stadium.

The 27-year-old’s overall performance made her a huge asset to her team at Westhills Stadium. While she may have only crossed for four tries herself over the weekend, she created many more for her teammates as France showed that their Cup final appearance in Kitakyushu was no one-off result. With 13 carries, 5 line breaks and 4 offloads added to her 34 tackles, she earned a total of 56 points for the Canadian round of the series – three ahead of Ireland’s Stacey Flood. 

In contention
Grassineau’s performance in Canada moved her way up the DHL Performance Tracker for the 2018 series. She now joins New Zealand’s Michaela Blyde in second place with 175 points, just two points behind Japan’s Chiharu Nakamura. 

With one round of the series remaining, the top six players are only separated by seven points with Flood, Ireland’s Lucy Muhall and USA’s Alev Kelter firmly in the running for the prize.

She was a huge asset to her team at Westhills Stadium
The stage is set for a thrilling final round of this year’s Women’s Sevens Series in Paris next month after New Zealand put on a dominating display of power and precision to beat Australia 46-0 in the final in Langford.

The stage is set for a thrilling final round of this year’s Women’s Sevens Series in Paris next month.

With two Cup titles in a row, the Black Ferns Sevens have moved themselves to within four of Australia, who now hold a narrow lead with 74 points.

France’s fourth-place finish put them in third place with 54, with Canada and USA trailing ten points behind. 

The final round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series 2018 takes place in Paris, France, on June 8-10. 

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