Argentina national rugby sevens 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.

Argentina
UnionArgentine Rugby Union
Emblem(s)Puma
Coach(es)Santiago Gómez Cora
Captain(s)Santiago Alvarez Fourcade
Most capsSantiago Gómez Cora (61)
Top scorerSantiago Gómez Cora (1,178)
Most triesSantiago Gómez Cora (230)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances7 (First in 1993)
Best resultRunners-up (2009)
Official website
uar.com.ar/equipos-uar/los-pumas-7s/
Argentina national rugby sevens team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dubai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Mar del Plata Team
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Duisburg
Rugby Sevens South American
Gold medal – first place 2006 Asunción
Gold medal – first place 2007 Viña del Mar
Gold medal – first place 2008 Punta del Este
Gold medal – first place 2009 S J dos Campos
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mar del Plata
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bento Gonçalves
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 2015 Santa Fe
Gold medal – first place 2019 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 2020 Valparaíso
Silver medal – second place 2012 Rio de Janeiro
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto

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 edit

* asterisk indicates a shared placing

Summer Olympic Games edit

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2016 Quarter-finals 6th 6 3 3 0
  2020 Bronze medal match 3rd 6 4 2 0
  2024 Qualified TBD
Total Bronze medal match 2/2 12 7 5 0
Olympic Games History
2016 Pool stage   Argentina 17 – 14   United States Win
Pool stage   Argentina 14 – 21   Fiji Loss
Pool stage   Argentina 31 – 0   Brazil Win
Quarter-finals   Argentina 0 – 5   Great Britain Loss
5–8th place playoff Semi-final   Argentina 26 – 21   Australia Win
5–8th place playoff Fifth place   Argentina 14 – 17   New Zealand Loss
2020 Pool stage   Argentina 29 – 19   Australia Win
Pool stage   Argentina 14 – 35   New Zealand Loss
Pool stage   Argentina 56 – 0   South Korea Win
Quarter-finals   Argentina 19 – 14   South Africa Win
Semi-finals   Argentina 14 – 26   Fiji Loss
Bronze medal   Argentina 17 – 12   Great Britain Win

Rugby World Cup Sevens edit

 
Argentina at the 2018 USA Sevens in San Diego
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  1993 Plate final 9 7 5 2 0
  1997 Plate quarters  13* 5 2 3 0
  2001 Semifinals    7* 5 2 0
  2005 Quarterfinal  5* 6 4 2 0
  2009 Final   6 5 1 0
  2013 Plate semifinal  11* 5 2 3 0
  2018 Quarterfinal 5 4 3 1 0
  2022 5th Place Final 5 4 3 1 0
Total 0 Titles 8/8 44 29 15 0

Pan American Games edit

Pan American Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2011 Final   6 5 1 0
  2015 Final   6 5 1 0
  2019 Final   5 5 0 0
Total 17 15 2 0

World Games edit

World Gamesa
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2001[1] did not participate
  2005 Third playoff   5 3 2 0
  2009 Third playoff 4 6 4 2 0
  2013[2] Final   6 5 1 0
Total 0 Titles 3/4 17 12 5 0

Rugby X Tournament edit

Rugby X Tournament
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2019 Finals Champions 5 4 1 0

World Rugby Sevens Series edit

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
Africa and Middle East
Asia
Oceania
Europe
Americas Argentine event 

2010s edit

Summary for Series XI to XX
World Sevens Series
XI
09–10
XII
10–11
XIII
11–12
XIV
12–13
XV
13–14
 
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
Mar Del Plata
 
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
 
8/8
62 pts

7th [3]

8/8
38 pts

8th [4]

9/9
92 pts

7th [5]

9/9
84 pts

10th [6]

9/9
75 pts

9th [7]

 Notes:
* Shared placing (play-off matches for third were introduced in 2012).
World 7s component cancelled due to demands on UAR joining The Rugby Championship.
World Rugby Sevens Series
XVI
14–15
XVII
15–16
XVIII
16–17
XIX
17–18
XX
18–19
 
5th
Dubai
7th*
Dubai
4th
Port Elizabeth
 nd
Cape Town
 
10th
Wellington
6th
Wellington
6th
Gold Coast
5th
Sydney
 
10th
Las Vegas
7th*
Las Vegas
7th*
Vancouver
 
7th*
Hong Kong
9th
Hong Kong
14th
Tokyo
4th
Singapore
 
10th
Glasgow
4th
Paris
10th
London
6th
London
 
9/9
80 pts

8th [8]

10/10
119 pts

5th




 Notes:
* Shared placing (play-off matches for third were introduced in 2012).
: World 7s component cancelled

Players edit

Current squad edit

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.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Santiago Álvarez (c) Forward (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30) 56 Unattached
Luciano González Forward (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 26) 49 Unattached
Santiago Mare Forward (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 27) 28 Unattached
Marcos Moneta Forward (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24) 21 Unattached
Matías Osadczuk Forward (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 26) 36 Unattached
Germán Schulz Forward (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30) 63 Unattached
Tomás Elizalde Back (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 23) 9 Unattached
Agustín Fraga Back (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 22) 18 Unattached
Matteo Graziano Back (2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 (age 22) 14 Unattached
Alejo Lavayén Back (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 23) 10 Unattached
Joaquín Pellandini Back (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 24) 12 Unattached
Gastón Revol Back (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) 99 Unattached
Tobías Wade Back (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 24) 15 Unattached

Records and statistics edit

Player records edit

The following shows leading career Argentina players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.

Matches played[9]
No. Player Tries
1 Gastón Revol 406
2 Franco Sábato 292
3 Germán Schulz 271
4 Nicolás Bruzzone 240
5 Fernando Luna 229
5 Santiago Álvarez 229
7 Santiago Gómez Cora 213
8 Francisco Merello 196
9 Luciano González 191
10 Lautaro Bazán Vélez 177
Tries scored[10]
No. Player Tries
1 Santiago Gómez Cora 230
2 Franco Sábato 128
3 Luciano González 86
4 Germán Schulz 81
5 Diego Palma 76
6 Lucio Lopez Fleming 71
7 Matías Osadczuk 69
8 Francisco Merello 65
9 Rodrigo Etchart 61
10 Gastón Revol 59

Previous squads edit

Tournament wins edit

Event Venue City Cup
Winner Final Score Runner-up
2004 USA Home Depot Center Los Angeles  
Argentina
21–12  
New Zealand
2009 USA Petco Park San Diego  
Argentina
19–14  
England
2022 Canada BC Place Vancouver  
Argentina
29–10  
Fiji
2023 New Zealand Waikato Stadium Hamilton  
Argentina
14–12  
New Zealand
2023 Canada BC Place Vancouver  
Argentina
33–21  
France
2023 London Twickenham Stadium London  
Argentina
35–14  
Fiji
2023 South Africa Cape Town Stadium Cape Town  
Argentina
45–12  
Australia
2024 Canada BC Place Vancouver  
Argentina
36–12  
New Zealand

Notes edit

^a Rugby sevens was discontinued at the World Games after 2013 due to the sport returning to the Olympics in 2016.

References edit

  1. ^ "World Games VI – Akita, Japan". Rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. ^ "World Games Day 2: Fiji cruise to Gold Medal | Ultimate Rugby Sevens - the Online Home for Everything Rugby 7s". Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  3. ^ "2010 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  4. ^ "2011 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  5. ^ "2012 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  6. ^ "2013 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  7. ^ "2014 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  8. ^ "2015 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
  9. ^ "Stats Centre | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Stats Centre | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  11. ^ 2014 London Sevens Squad[usurped]

External links edit