The All Blacksworld ranking leaders and maximum champions of the specialty with 13 titles, took the lead with tries from Akuila Rokolisoa (4′), Roderick Solo (8′) and a conversion from Akuila Rokolisoa (8′).
In the last play of the match, played at the FMG Stadium, the locals were able to win it with a ball resting on the Argentine in goal by Brady Rush that the portuguese referee paulo duarte sanctioned as knock-on after reviewing the play in the TMO.
The judge’s decision caused the outburst of the Argentine players, who were protagonists of the fourth consecration in 16 finals played by the Sevens World Circuit.
The Pumas 7s were champions for the first time in Oceania after consecrating himself the three previous times in North America: Los Angeles 2004, San Diego 2009, in the United States, and Vancouver 2022, in Canada.
The Argentine list of honors also includes 12 silver and 21 bronze medals since the creation of the competition in 1999.
the fullback Gaston Revolplayer with the most games played with Cougars 7sconsidered that “words are superfluous” to describe what was achieved in hamilton in the early morning of Argentina.
“We are happy. Winning a tournament is already difficult, and on top of that, doing it against the All Blacks in the end and in New Zealand, there is no doubt that it is something dreamed of. This is a historic achievement, and we are very happy”, he celebrated in statements reproduced by the website of the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR).
Regarding the development of the game, the man from Cordoba summarized: “We started with some small mistakes, it was a bit uphill for us, but at halftime we told ourselves to have the best second half of the year, to go out and fight, to turn it around. That’s how it was: we were able to turn around and then luckily we held on and took the title.”
After Hamilton’s Sevens, which marked their first win of the season, the Pumas 7s climbed to third place in the overall standings with 59 units, behind New Zealand (63) and the United States (61).
The next stage of the circuit, fifth of the 11 programmed, will be held in Sydney, Australiafrom Friday 27 to Sunday 29 January.
Source: Ambito
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