Argentina national rugby sevens team

Argentina
Union Argentine Rugby Union
Emblem(s) Yaguareté
Coach(es) Santiago Gómez Cora
Captain(s) Gastón Revol
Most caps Santiago Gómez Cora (61)
Top scorer Santiago Gómez Cora (1,178)
Most tries Santiago Gómez Cora (230)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances 6 (First in 1993)
Best result Runners-up (2009)
Official website
uar.com.ar/category/seven/

The Argentina national rugby sevens team competes in the Sevens World 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

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Argentina

* asterisk indicates a shared placing

Rugby World Cup Sevens results

Argentina at San Diego 2008 Rugby Seven Tournament
World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Plate final 9 7 5 2 0
Hong Kong 1997 Plate quarters  13* 5 2 3 0
Argentina 2001 Semifinals  3rd, bronze medalist(s) * 7* 5 2 0
Hong Kong 2005 Quarterfinal  5* 6 4 2 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Final 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Russia 2013 Plate semifinal  11* 5 2 3 0
United States 2018 Quarterfinal 5 4 3 1 0
Total0 Titles7/74026140

Pan American Games results

Pan American Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Mexico 2011 Final 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Canada 2015 Final 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Peru 2019 TBD
Total0 Titles2/2121020

World Games results

World Games a
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Japan 2001 [1] Did not participate
Germany 2005 Third playoff 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
Chinese Taipei 2009 Third playoff 4 6 4 2 0
Colombia 2013 [2] Final 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Total0 Titles3/4171250

Sevens World Series

Key to tournament locations
Africa and Middle East Asia
Oceania Europe
Americas Argentine event 

Summer Olympic Games Record

2010s

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
3rd, bronze medalist(s)rd*
George		 6th
George		 11th*
Port Elizabeth		 4th
Port Elizabeth		 4th
Port Elizabeth
 
11th*
Wellington		 7th*
Wellington		 11th*
Wellington		 7th*
Wellington		 7th*
Wellington
3rd, bronze medalist(s)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
3rd, bronze medalist(s)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		 2nd, silver medalist(s)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

Team

Current squad

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. On August 9, Bruzzone replaced Etchart and Rojas by injury.[9][10]

Head coach: Santiago Gómez Cora

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 FW Fernando Luna (1990-05-12)May 12, 1990 (aged 26) 28 178 Argentina Córdoba Athletic
2 FW Santiago Álvarez (1994-02-17)February 17, 1994 (aged 22) 22 100 Argentina CASI
3 FW Germán Schulz (1994-02-05)February 5, 1994 (aged 22) 18 120 Argentina Tala
4 FW Juan Pablo Estelles (1988-05-05)May 5, 1988 (aged 28) 3 60 Argentina Atlético del Rosario
5 FW Axel Müller (1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (aged 22) 21 212 Argentina Marista
6 BK Matías Moroni (1991-03-29)March 29, 1991 (aged 25) 13 139 Argentina CUBA
7 BK Javier Rojas (1991-04-15)April 15, 1991 (aged 25) 10 243 Argentina Universitario
8 BK Gastón Revol (c) (1986-11-26)November 26, 1986 (aged 29) 49 566 Argentina La Tablada
9 BK Rodrigo Etchart (1994-01-24)January 24, 1994 (aged 22) 19 175 Argentina SIC
10 BK Bautista Ezcurra (1995-01-16)January 16, 1995 (aged 21) 10 107 Argentina Hindú
11 BK Juan Imhoff (1988-05-11)May 11, 1988 (aged 28) 2 5 France Racing 92
12 BK Franco Sábato (1990-01-13)January 13, 1990 (aged 26) 25 205 Argentina Alumni
13 BK Nicolás Bruzzone (1985-10-24)October 24, 1985 (aged 30) 54 292 Argentina Universitario

Previous squads

Tournament wins

Event Venue Cup
Winner Final Score Runner-up
2004 USA Sevens Home Depot Center,
Los Angeles
Argentina		 21 – 12
New Zealand
2009 USA Sevens Petco Park,
San Diego
Argentina		 19 – 14
England

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "World Games VI – Akita, Japan". Rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. ↑ http://ur7s.com/news/354/world_games_day_2_fiji_cruise_to_gold_medal
  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. ↑ "Argentina World Cup duo selected for the Rio". World Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  10. ↑ http://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/134384-un-guino-del-destino-nicolas-bruzzone-participara-de-los-jjoo-seleccionado-de-rugby
  11. ↑ 2014 London Sevens Squad Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.