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Argentina national rugby sevens team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Argentina |
| image | Argentina rugby sevens logo23.png |
| imagesize | 170 |
| union | Argentine Rugby Union |
| emblem | Puma |
| captain | Santiago Álvarez |
| coach | Santiago Gómez Cora |
| caps | Santiago Gómez Cora (61) |
| top scorer | Santiago Gómez Cora (1,178) |
| most tries | Santiago Gómez Cora (230) |
| sevens | yes |
| World cup apps | 8 |
| year | 1993 |
| best | Runners-up (2009) |
| url | https://uar.com.ar/equipos-uar/los-pumas-7s/ |
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| pattern_so1 | _ArgentinasocksRWC |
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the men's team
The Argentina national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, and, beginning in 2016, in the Summer Olympics.
The Argentine rugby sevens team has had some success in the World Rugby Sevens Series, finishing third in 2003–04, and finishing among the top six teams in five out of six seasons from 2003–04 to 2008–09. Argentina won the USA Sevens tournament in 2004 and again in 2009. During its peak, the Argentine team was led by Santiago Gómez Cora, who is ranked all-time first in tries (230), fifth in points (1,178), and third in appearances (61).
Argentina's best finish at the Rugby World Cup Sevens came in 2009, when the team reached the finals and finished as runners up.
Tournament history
(*): asterisk indicates a shared placing
Summer Olympic Games
| Olympic Games record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | Total | Bronze medal match | 3/3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 2016 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| JPN 2020 | Bronze medal match | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| FRA 2024 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Olympic Games History |
|---|
| 2016 |
| Pool stage |
| Pool stage |
| Quarter-finals |
| 5–8th place playoff Semi-final |
| 5–8th place playoff Fifth place |
| 2020 |
| Pool stage |
| Pool stage |
| Quarter-finals |
| Semi-finals |
| Bronze medal |
| 2024 |
| Pool stage |
| Pool stage |
| 5th–8th place playoff semi-final |
| 5th–8th place playoff Seventh place |
| Quarter-finals |
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | Total | 0 Titles | 8/8 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO 1993 | Plate final | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong 1997 | Plate quarters | 13* | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| ARG 2001 | Semifinals | 7* | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| HKG 2005 | Quarterfinal | 5* | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| UAE 2009 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| RUS 2013 | Plate semifinal | 11* | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| USA 2018 | Quarterfinal | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| RSA 2022 | 5th Place Final | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | Total | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX 2011 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| CAN 2015 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| PER 2019 | Final | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| CHI 2023 | Final | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
World Games
| World Games | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | Total | 0 Titles | 3/4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN 2001 | did not participate | |||||||||||||
| GER 2005 | Third playoff | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| TPE 2009 | Third playoff | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| COL 2013 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
World Rugby Sevens Series
Main article: World Rugby Sevens Series
Argentina is a "core team" on the World Rugby Sevens Series. Their best season was the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series, when they finished second.
| Key to tournament locations |
|---|
2010s
| World Sevens Series | 8/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 pts | 8/8 | ||||
| 38 pts | 9/9 | ||||
| 92 pts | 9/9 | ||||
| 84 pts | 9/9 | ||||
| 75 pts | |||||
| 7th* | |||||
| Dubai | 9th | ||||
| Dubai | 4th | ||||
| Dubai | 9th | ||||
| Dubai | 5th | ||||
| Dubai | |||||
| rd* | |||||
| George | 6th | ||||
| George | 11th* | ||||
| Port Elizabeth | 4th | ||||
| Port Elizabeth | 4th | ||||
| Port Elizabeth | |||||
| 11th* | |||||
| Wellington | 7th* | ||||
| Wellington | 11th* | ||||
| Wellington | 7th* | ||||
| Wellington | 7th* | ||||
| Wellington | |||||
| rd* | |||||
| Adelaide | 6th | ||||
| Adelaide | 9th | ||||
| Gold Coast | 5th | ||||
| Gold Coast | 11th* | ||||
| Gold Coast | |||||
| 11th* | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7th* | ||||
| Las Vegas | 6th | ||||
| Las Vegas | 6th | ||||
| Las Vegas | 7th* | ||||
| Las Vegas | |||||
| – | – | – | cancelled | – | |
| 13th* | |||||
| Hong Kong | 13th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 6th | ||||
| Hong Kong | 13th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | 11th* | ||||
| Hong Kong | |||||
| – | – | 7th* | |||
| Tokyo | 10th | ||||
| Tokyo | 13th | ||||
| Tokyo | |||||
| 6th | |||||
| Edinburgh | 11th* | ||||
| Edinburgh | 7th* | ||||
| Glasgow | 6th | ||||
| Glasgow | 10th | ||||
| Glasgow | |||||
| rd* | |||||
| London | 7th* | ||||
| London | 4th | ||||
| London | 7th* | ||||
| London | 10th | ||||
| London | |||||
| title= 2010 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2010 | title= 2011 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2011 |
1. Seasons XVI – XX ####
--
| World Rugby Sevens Series | 9/9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 pts | 10/10 | ||||
| 119 pts | 10/10 | ||||
| 90 pts | 10/10 | ||||
| 105 pts | 10/10 | ||||
| 94 pts | |||||
| 5th | |||||
| Dubai | 7th* | ||||
| Dubai | 11th* | ||||
| Dubai | 11th* | ||||
| Dubai | 7th* | ||||
| Dubai | |||||
| 4th | |||||
| Port Elizabeth | nd | ||||
| Cape Town | 10th | ||||
| Cape Town | nd | ||||
| Cape Town | 9th | ||||
| Cape Town | |||||
| 10th | |||||
| Wellington | 6th | ||||
| Wellington | 5th | ||||
| Wellington | 10th | ||||
| Hamilton | 11th* | ||||
| Hamilton | |||||
| 6th | |||||
| Gold Coast | 5th | ||||
| Sydney | 7th* | ||||
| Sydney | rd | ||||
| Sydney | 9th | ||||
| Sydney | |||||
| 10th | |||||
| Las Vegas | 7th* | ||||
| Las Vegas | 7th* | ||||
| Las Vegas | nd | ||||
| Las Vegas | 4th | ||||
| Las Vegas | |||||
| – | 7th* | ||||
| Vancouver | 6th | ||||
| Vancouver | 7th* | ||||
| Vancouver | 7th* | ||||
| Vancouver | |||||
| 7th* | |||||
| Hong Kong | 9th | ||||
| Hong Kong | 6th | ||||
| Hong Kong | 5th | ||||
| Hong Kong | 5th | ||||
| Hong Kong | |||||
| 14th | |||||
| Tokyo | 4th | ||||
| Singapore | 13th | ||||
| Singapore | 14th | ||||
| Singapore | 7th* | ||||
| Singapore | |||||
| 10th | |||||
| Glasgow | 4th | ||||
| Paris | 9th | ||||
| Paris | 9th | ||||
| Paris | 7th* | ||||
| Paris | |||||
| 10th | |||||
| London | 6th | ||||
| London | 7th* | ||||
| London | 11th* | ||||
| London | 11th* | ||||
| London | |||||
| title= 2015 IRB Sevens Standings | work= Rugby7 | url= http://rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2015 |
Players
Current squad
The following players have been selected to represent Argentina during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.
Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 Dubai Sevens.
Records and statistics
Player records
The following shows leading career Argentina players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.
| No. | Player | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 492 |
| 2 | **** | 374 |
| 3 | **** | 310 |
| 4 | **** | 293 |
| 5 | **** | 292 |
| 6 | 240 | |
| 7 | **** | 229 |
| 8 | **** | 223 |
| 9 | 213 | |
| 10 | 196 |
| No. | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 230 | |
| 2 | **** | 137 |
| 3 | Marcos Moneta | 129 |
| 4 | **** | 128 |
| 5 | **** | 117 |
| 6 | **** | 110 |
| 7 | 76 | |
| 8 | 71 | |
| 9 | 65 | |
| 10 | **** | 62 |
| No. | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 1,008 |
| 2 | **** | 725 |
| 3 | Marcos Moneta | 651 |
| 4 | **** | 587 |
| 5 | **** | 550 |
| 6 | Santiago Mare | 405 |
| 7 | Tobias Wade | 340 |
| 8 | Santiago Álvarez | 279 |
| 9 | Agustin Fraga | 220 |
| 10 | Joaquin Pellandini | 190 |
Award winners
The following Argentina Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Lucio López Fleming | — |
| 2021 | Marcos Moneta | Marcos Moneta |
| 2023 | Rodrigo Isgró | Rodrigo Isgró |
| Marcos Moneta (2) | ||
| 2025 | Luciano González | Luciano González |
| Year | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7. | Matías Osadczuk |
| 2025 | 2. | Luciano González |
| 4. | Marcos Moneta |
Previous squads
| 1993 RWC7s Squad |
|---|
| 1997 RWC7s Squad |
|---|
| 2001 RWC7s Squad |
|---|
| 2005 RWC7s Squad |
|---|
| 2009 RWC7s Squad |
|---|
| 2014 London Sevens Squad |
|---|
Tournament wins
| Event | Venue | City | Cup | Winner | Final Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 USA | Home Depot Center | Los Angeles | **** | 21–12 | ||
| 2009 USA | Petco Park | San Diego | **** | 19–14 | ||
| 2022 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | **** | 29–10 | ||
| 2023 New Zealand | Waikato Stadium | Hamilton | **** | 14–12 | ||
| 2023 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | **** | 33–21 | ||
| 2023 London | Twickenham Stadium | London | **** | 35–14 | ||
| 2023 South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | **** | 45–12 | ||
| 2024 Australia | HBF Park | Perth | **** | 31–5 | ||
| 2024 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | **** | 36–12 | ||
| 2025 Australia | HBF Park | Perth | **** | 41–5 | ||
| 2025 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | **** | 19–12 | ||
| 2025 Hong Kong | Kai Tak Stadium | Hong Kong | **** | 12–7 |
Notes
Rugby sevens was discontinued at the World Games after 2013 due to the sport returning to the Olympics in 2016.
References
References
- "World Games Day 2: Fiji cruise to Gold Medal | Ultimate Rugby Sevens - the Online Home for Everything Rugby 7s".
- "Stats Centre | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
- "Stats Centre | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
- "Argentina Rugby 7s Team".
- "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby".
- (9 December 2021). "Marcos Moneta wins World's Best 7's Player of the Year Award".
- (29 October 2023). "Rodrigo Isgró Named World's Best Rugby 7s Player".
- {{usurped. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215120/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition%3D8/teams/team%3D2/index.html 2014 London Sevens Squad]
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