RUGBY-LOS PUMAS 7’S – TELAM Agency
The Argentine Rugby Sevens team, Los Pumas ‘7, beat Samoa today and lost to Fiji, in both cases by 26-19, having to play tonight against New Zealand for the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Sevens, for the eighth date of the world circuit of the specialty organized by World Rugby (WR).
Argentina, which yesterday had beaten Canada in its debut, 17-7, added seven points, against the nine achieved by Fiji and surpassing Samoa with five and Canada with three. Tonight at 11:02 p.m. they will face the All Blacks, leaders of the circuit.
The team led by Santiago Gómez Cora, second in the season, beat Samoa with tries by Marcos Moneta (2), Santigo Alvarez, a try and a conversion by Luciano González and a conversion by Gastón Revol.
Then, in the match that defined the winner of the group, the Pumas 7’s were defeated by Fiji scoring tries Rodrigo Isgro, Germán Schulz and Matías Osadczuck, with a conversion by Luciano González and another by Santiago Vera Feld.
In other Group results, Fiji, who will play South Africa in the quarterfinals, beat Samoa 12-7 and Canada 40-7, while Samoa edged Canada 29-5.
The world circuit is led by New Zealand with 120 points, followed by Argentina, who won the seven in Hamilton and Vancouver, with 108, France with 95 and Fiji and Australia with 94.
The first four of the table will qualify directly for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, joining the local France.
Source: Ambito
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