The French rugby sevens team saw its good run in Vancouver end in the semi-finals against New Zealand (28-26).
From the start of the match, the Blues were behind after conceding a converted try scored by Codemeru Vai in the first action of the match.
They struggled to find their rhythm, committing a few technical errors, against a well-established New Zealand team.
Despite a slight recovery at the end of the first half with a first try from Jefferson Lee Joseph then a second scored and converted by Jordan Sepho after the siren sounded, the Blues struggled at the start of the second half, even after the The entry into play of Antoine Dupont, intervened five minutes from the end of regulation time.
Antoine Dupont's entry was not enough
The captain of the XV of France, who came on as the Blues had just conceded a converted try (12-21), failed to reverse the trend despite some great defensive initiatives and some interesting long passes.
The two tries scored by Rayan Rebbadj and Jefferson Lee Joseph, his second of the match in added time, were ultimately not enough to win, since the 7th of France was trailing by 16 points two minutes from the end of the match .
Finally beaten by two points (26-28), the French team will try to leave Canada with a medal by facing the United States, whom they had already defeated in their first match in Vancouver (24-12).
In the final, New Zealand will meet Argentina.