Argentina national rugby sevens team

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.

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 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 place2020 TokyoTeam
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Silver medal – second place2009 DubaiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 Mar del PlataTeam
World Games
Silver medal – second place2013 Cali
Bronze medal – third place2005 Duisburg
Rugby Sevens South American
Gold medal – first place2006 Asunción
Gold medal – first place2007 Viña del Mar
Gold medal – first place2008 Punta del Este
Gold medal – first place2009 S J dos Campos
Gold medal – first place2010 Mar del Plata
Gold medal – first place2011 Bento Gonçalves
Gold medal – first place2013 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place2014 Santiago
Gold medal – first place2015 Santa Fe
Gold medal – first place2019 Santiago
Gold medal – first place2020 Valparaíso
Silver medal – second place2012 Rio de Janeiro
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto

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 6th6330
Japan 2020 Bronze medal match 3rd6420
France 2024 Qualified TBD
TotalBronze medal match2/212750
Olympic Games History
2016 Pool stage Argentina 17 – 14  United StatesWin
Pool stage Argentina 14 – 21  FijiLoss
Pool stage Argentina 31 – 0  BrazilWin
Quarter-finals Argentina 0 – 5  Great BritainLoss
5–8th place playoff Semi-final Argentina 26 – 21  AustraliaWin
5–8th place playoff Fifth place Argentina 14 – 17  New ZealandLoss
2020 Pool stage Argentina 29 – 19  AustraliaWin
Pool stage Argentina 14 – 35  New ZealandLoss
Pool stage Argentina 56 – 0  South KoreaWin
Quarter-finals Argentina 19 – 14  South AfricaWin
Semi-finals Argentina 14 – 26  FijiLoss
Bronze medal Argentina 17 – 12  Great BritainWin

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 20225th Place Final 5 4 3 1 0
Total0 Titles8/84429150

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
Total171520

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
Total0 Titles3/4171250

Rugby X Tournament
Rugby X Tournament
Year Round Position Pld W L D
England 2019 Finals Champions5410

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
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

Squad named for the 2023 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series in Singapore from the 8-9 of April.

Caps updated to the latest date: 9 April 2023

Argentina Argentina 7's
# Player Position Height Weight Date of birth Matches Points scored
1 Rodrigo Isgro Right Wing 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 110 215
2 Santiago Vera Feld Fullback 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 83 84
3 German Schulz Right Wing 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 318 450
6 Santiago Álvarez Outside Centre 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 261 239
7 Alejo Lavayen Left Wing 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 35 59
8 Gaston Revol Scrum Half 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 450 981
9 Matías Osadczuk Outside Center 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 186 502
11 Luciano González Left Wing 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 237 583
12 Tomas Lizazu Scrum Half 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 23 55
13 Marcos Moneta Outside Center 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 102 437
14 Joaquin Pellandini Scrum Half 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 44 73
21 Mateo Graziano Hooker 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) (2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 47 20
22 Tomas Elizalde Scrum Half 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 32 30
Coach: Santiago Gómez Cora
2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series

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
Squad to 2016 Summer Olympics

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.[11][12]

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

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
2022 Canada Sevens BC Place,
Vancouver
Argentina		 29 – 10
Fiji
2023 New Zealand Sevens Waikato Stadium,
Hamilton
Argentina		 14 – 12
New Zealand
2023 Canada Sevens BC Place,
Vancouver
Argentina		 33 – 21
France
2023 London Sevens Twickenham Stadium,
London
Argentina		 35 – 14
Fiji

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. "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 World Cup duo selected for the Rio". World Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  12. El Litoral
  13. 2014 London Sevens Squad[Usurped!]
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