Argentina women's national rugby sevens team

Argentina
Union Unión Argentina de Rugby
Emblem(s) Yaguareté (South American jaguar)
Coach(es) Argentina Miguel Seró[1]
Team kit
Change kit
Official website
uar.com.ar/category/femenino/

The Argentina women's national rugby sevens team is Argentina's representative team in rugby sevens for women.

It has been the second most successful team in South America after Brazil. At the CONSUR Women's Sevens, Argentina has been runner-up three times. They have won the 2012, 2013 and 2015 Seven de la República.

Argentina participated in the 2015 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, becoming the 38th nation to compete in Hong Kong since 1997. They were pooled with Canada, Samoa and Mexico.[2][3]

The team qualified to the 2016 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.

2013 squad

12 member squad to the 2013 USA Women's Sevens in Houston [4]

  • Gisela Acuna
  • Gimena Acuna
  • Lettizia Alcaraz
  • Noelia Billerbeck
  • Eugenia Botelli
  • Rita Cazorla
  • Isabel Fontanarrosa
  • Viviana Garat
  • Vanesa Garnelo
  • Carolina Ohaco
  • Vanesa Salas
  • Xoana Sosa

2013 USA Sevens

POOL B

SF Bowl

11th/12th Place Playoff

References

  1. ↑ http://wsws.irb.com/destination/edition=4/news/newsid=2065223.html#argentina+women+buoyed+houston+experiences Argentina women buoyed by Houston experiences]
  2. ↑ "Teams Announced For Cathay Pacific / Hsbc Women's Sevens In 2015". hksevens.com. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Women's Sevens". hksevens.com. 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Squad list
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