Argentina national rugby sevens team

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

Argentina
UnionArgentine Rugby Union
Emblem(s)Puma
Coach(es)Santiago Gómez Cora
Captain(s)Santiago Álvarez
Most capsSantiago Gómez Cora (61)
Top scorerSantiago Gómez Cora (1,178)
Most triesSantiago Gómez Cora (230)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances8 (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
2020 Tokyo Team
Rugby Sevens World Cup
2009 Dubai Team
2001 Mar del Plata Team
World Games
2013 Cali
2005 Duisburg
Rugby Sevens South American
2006 Asunción
2007 Viña del Mar
2008 Punta del Este
2009 S J dos Campos
2010 Mar del Plata
2011 Bento Gonçalves
2013 Rio de Janeiro
2014 Santiago
2015 Santa Fe
2019 Santiago
2020 Valparaíso
2012 Rio de Janeiro
Pan American Games
2019 Lima
2011 Guadalajara
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
2016 Quarter-finals 6th 6 3 3 0
2020 Bronze medal match 3rd 6 4 2 0
2024 Quarter-finals 7th 6 3 3 0
Total Bronze medal match 3/3 18 10 8 0
Olympic Games History
2016 Pool stage   17 – 14  United States Win
Pool stage   14 – 21  Fiji Loss
Pool stage   31 – 0  Brazil Win
Quarter-finals   0 – 5  Great Britain Loss
5–8th place playoff Semi-final   26 – 21  Australia Win
5–8th place playoff Fifth place   14 – 17  New Zealand Loss
2020 Pool stage   29 – 19  Australia Win
Pool stage   14 – 35  New Zealand Loss
Pool stage   56 – 0  South Korea Win
Quarter-finals   19 – 14  South Africa Win
Semi-finals   14 – 26  Fiji Loss
Bronze medal   17 – 12  Great Britain Win
2024 Pool stage   31 – 12  Kenya Win
Pool stage   28 – 12  Samoa Win
Pool stage   14 – 22  Australia Loss
5th–8th place playoff semi-final   12 – 17  New Zealand Loss
5th–8th place playoff Seventh place   19 – 0  United States Win
Quarter-finals   14 – 26  France Loss

Rugby World Cup Sevens

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

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
2023 Final 5 5 0 0
Total 17 15 2 0

World Games

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

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 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
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 		11th*
Dubai 		11th*
Dubai 		7th*
Dubai
4th
Port Elizabeth 		nd
Cape Town 		10th
Cape Town 		nd
Cape Town 		9th
Cape Town
 
10th
Wellington 		6th
Wellington 		5th
Wellington 		10th
Hamilton 		11th*
Hamilton
6th
Gold Coast 		5th
Sydney 		7th*
Sydney 		rd
Sydney 		9th
Sydney
 
10th
Las Vegas 		7th*
Las Vegas 		7th*
Las Vegas 		nd
Las Vegas 		4th
Las Vegas
– 7th*
Vancouver 		6th
Vancouver 		7th*
Vancouver 		7th*
Vancouver
 
7th*
Hong Kong 		9th
Hong Kong 		6th
Hong Kong 		5th
Hong Kong 		5th
Hong Kong
14th
Tokyo 		4th
Singapore 		13th
Singapore 		14th
Singapore 		7th*
Singapore
 
10th
Glasgow 		4th
Paris 		9th
Paris 		9th
Paris 		7th*
Paris
10th
London 		6th
London 		7th*
London 		11th*
London 		11th*
London
 
9/9
80 pts

8th [8]

10/10
119 pts

5th

10/10
90 pts

9th

10/10
105 pts

7th

10/10
94 pts

9th

 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 56 Unattached
Luciano González Forward (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 49 Unattached
Santiago Mare Forward (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 28 Unattached
Marcos Moneta Forward (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 21 Unattached
Matías Osadczuk Forward (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 36 Unattached
Germán Schulz Forward (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 63 Unattached
Tomás Elizalde Back (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 9 Unattached
Agustín Fraga Back (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 18 Unattached
Matteo Graziano Back (2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 14 Unattached
Alejo Lavayén Back (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 10 Unattached
Joaquín Pellandini Back (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 12 Unattached
Gastón Revol Back (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 99 Unattached
Tobías Wade Back (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 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.

Award winners

The following Argentina Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:[12]

Previous squads

Tournament wins

Event Venue City Cup
Winner Final Score Runner-up
2004 USA Home Depot Center Los Angeles
21–12
New Zealand
2009 USA Petco Park San Diego
19–14
England
2022 Canada BC Place Vancouver
29–10
Fiji
2023 New Zealand Waikato Stadium Hamilton
14–12
New Zealand
2023 Canada BC Place Vancouver
33–21
France
2023 London Twickenham Stadium London
35–14
Fiji
2023 South Africa Cape Town Stadium Cape Town
45–12
Australia
2024 Australia HBF Park Perth
31–5
Australia
2024 Canada BC Place Vancouver
36–12
New Zealand
2025 Australia HBF Park Perth
41–5
Australia
2025 Canada BC Place Vancouver
19–12
South Africa
2025 Hong Kong Kai Tak Stadium Hong Kong
12–7
France

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. ^ "Argentina Rugby 7s Team". www.svns.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  13. ^ 2014 London Sevens Squad
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