Argentina national rugby sevens team

Rugby team
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 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
Brazil 2016 Quarter-finals 6th 6 3 3 0
Japan 2020 Bronze medal match 3rd 6 4 2 0
France 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

Argentina at the 2018 USA Sevens in San Diego
Rugby 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 place, bronze medalist(s) 7* 5 2 0
Hong Kong 2005 Quarterfinal  5* 6 4 2 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Final 2nd place, 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
South Africa 2022 5th Place Final 5 4 3 1 0
Total 0 Titles 8/8 44 29 15 0

Pan American Games

Pan American Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Mexico 2011 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Canada 2015 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Peru 2019 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0
Total 17 15 2 0

World Games

World Gamesa
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Japan 2001[1] did not participate
Germany 2005 Third playoff 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
Chinese Taipei 2009 Third playoff 4 6 4 2 0
Colombia 2013 [2] Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Total 0 Titles 3/4 17 12 5 0

Rugby X Tournament

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

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
Africa and Middle East
Asia
Oceania
Europe
Americas Argentine event 

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 place, 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 place, 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 place, 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 place, 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

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.

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

Player records

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

1993 RWC7s Squad
  1. Lisandro Arbizu (Belgrano Athl.)
  2. Pedro Baraldi (Jockey Club, Rosario)
  3. Gonzalo Camardón (Alumni)
  4. Fernando del Castillo (Jockey Club, Rosario)
  5. Gonzalo García (Duendes)
  6. Hernán García Simón (Pueyrredón)
  7. Horacio Herrera (Córdoba Athl.)
  8. Gustavo Jorge (Pucará)
  9. Santiago Mesón (Tucumán R.C.)
  10. Martín Terán (Tucumán R.C.)
  11. Cristian Viel Temperley (Newman)

Coach:

  • Ricardo Paganini
  • Miguel Setién.
1997 RWC7s Squad
  1. Lisandro Arbizu (Belgrano Athl.)
  2. Cristian Viel Temperley (Newman)
  3. Facundo Soler (Tala)
  4. Gonzalo García (Duendes)
  5. Pablo Bouza (Duendes)
  6. Santiago Phelan (CASI)
  7. Leandro Lobrauco (Atlético del Rosario)
  8. Gonzalo Camardón (Alumni)
  9. Eduardo Simone (Liceo Naval)
  10. Marcos Garicoche (CASI)

Coach:

  • Bernardo Otaño
2001 RWC7s Squad
  1. Diego Albanese (Grenoble, FFR)
  2. Pedro Baraldi (Jockey Club, Rosario)
  3. Felipe Contepomi (Bristol, RFU)
  4. Ignacio Corleto (Narbonne, FFR)
  5. Martín Gaitán (CASI)
  6. Francisco Leonelli (La Tablada)
  7. José Núñez Piossek (Huirapuca)
  8. Santiago Phelan (CASI)
  9. Agustín Pichot (Bristol, RFU)
  10. Hernán Senillosa (Hindú)

Coach:

  • Gonzalo Albarracín.
2005 RWC7s Squad
  1. Francisco Bosch (Hindú Club)
  2. Lucas Borges (Pucará)
  3. Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Liceo Naval)
  4. Santiago Gomez Cora (Lomas Athletic)
  5. Fernando Higgs (Los Tordos)
  6. Francisco Leonelli Morey (La Tablada)
  7. Lucio López Fleming (SIC)
  8. Federico Martín Aramburú (Biarritz Olympique, FFR)
  9. Andrés Romagnoli (San Fernando)
  10. Martín Schusterman (Plymouth Albion, RFU)
  11. Federico Serra Miras (SIC)

Coach:

  • Hernán Rouco Oliva
2009 RWC7s Squad
  1. Martín Bustos Moyano (Córdoba Athl.)
  2. Dino Tomás Cáceres (Tucumán Lawn Tennis)
  3. Gonzalo Camacho (Buenos Aires C&RC)
  4. Agustín Figuerola (CASI)
  5. Pablo Gómez Cora (Lomas Athletic)
  6. Santiago Gomez Cora (Lomas Athletic)
  7. Lucas González Amorosino (Pucará)
  8. Lucio López Fleming (SIC)
  9. Francisco Merello (Regatas Bella Vista)
  10. Santiago Piccaluga (Newman)
  11. Martín Rodríguez (Atlético del Rosario)
  12. Horacio San Martín (Tala)

Coach:

  • Duncan Forrester
2014 London Sevens Squad[11]
  1. Martin Chiappesoni
  2. Felipe Nougues
  3. Fernando Luna
  4. Lucas de Vincenzi
  5. Nicolas Coronel
  6. Diego Palma
  7. Ramiro Moyano
  8. Franco Sabato
  9. Joaquin Cachi Paz
  10. Gaston Revol
  11. Agustin Cortes
  12. Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada
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Argentina 2016 Summer Olympics Squad
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Tournament wins

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

^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. ^ "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]

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