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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Argentina women's national rugby sevens team.

Argentina
File:Pumas seven logo.png
UnionArgentine Rugby Union
Emblem(s)Yaguareté
Coach(es)Santiago Gómez Cora
Captain(s)Gastón Revol
Most capsSantiago Gómez Cora (61)
Top scorerSantiago Gómez Cora (1,178)
Most triesSantiago Gómez Cora (230)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances6 (First in 1993)
Best resultRunners-up (2009)
Official website
uar.com.ar/category/seven/

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

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
Total 0 Titles 7/7 40 26 14 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

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 2003–04 World Sevens Series, when they finished third.

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

Team

Current squad

For a complete list of players in the current World Series, see 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series squads § Argentina.

Player records

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

Tries scored[9]
No. Player Tries
1 Santiago Gomez Cora 230
2 Franco Sabato 120
3 Diego Palma 76
4 Lucio Lopez Fleming 71
5 German Schulz 66

Previous squads

Squad to 2016 Summer Olympics

Template:2016 Summer Olympics Argentina men's rugby sevens team roster

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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. ^ World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2020
  10. ^ 2014 London Sevens Squad Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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