Argentina women's national rugby sevens team

The Argentina women's national rugby sevens team 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.

For the men's team, see Argentina national rugby sevens team.
Argentina
UnionArgentine Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Las Yaguaretés
Coach(es)Miguel Seró [1]
Team kit
Change kit
Official website
uar.com.ar/category/femenino/

History

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. They were knocked out of the Cup quarter-finals by Russia.[4] Argentina competed at the 2019 Sudamérica Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Peru, finishing in third place and qualifying for the Repechage tournament in Monaco.[5]

Argentina announced ahead of the 2021 Sudamérica Women's Sevens that their new nickname was Las Yaguaretés.[6]

Players

Previous squads
12 member squad to the 2013 USA Women's Sevens in Houston [7]

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

Tournament history

2013 USA Sevens

POOL B

SF Bowl

11th/12th Place Playoff

References
  1. 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. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. "Argentine Women's Roster for Sevens Repechage". Americas Rugby News. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  5. "Argentina looking to end a difficult two years with history at Monaco sevens showdown | Women in Rugby". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  6. world.rugby (2021-11-09). "NEW IDENTITY, SAME PASSION: ARGENTINA'S WOMEN'S TEAM NOW KNOWN AS 'LAS YAGUARETÉS'". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  7. Squad list
  8. Squad list
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