Argentina qualified on Wednesday for the quarter-finals of the men’s rugby sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswhich together with football kicked off the sports competitions, two days before the opening ceremony.
The Pumas7 debuted in Group B with a victory over Samoa by 28-12 and in the second round they defeated Kenya 31-12 at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, which will also host the athletics event from August 2.
The Argentine player Marcos Moneta He played down the hostile reception from the crowd at the Stade de France, saying: “I don’t care, I enjoy it. “I do not know if (hostility towards us) It was due to the World Cup (Qatar 2022 football, in which Argentina beat France in the final) or if they just don’t like us”.
“I don’t mind”he added.
On Thursday, on the third date of the initial round, The Pumas7 They will play for first place against Australia, who also beat Kenya and Samoa to secure their place in the next round.
The other South American representative, Uruguay, lost both of their matches in a tough Group C and will have to beat USA to be able to aspire to qualify for the quarter-finals as one of the best third-placed teams.
The Teros debuted against the two-time Olympic champion and favorite for gold in Paris-2024, Fiji, by 40-12 and later put up a tough battle against local team France, against whom they finally fell by 19-12.
France, Led by Antoine Dupont, the best player in the world, brought especially from rugby XV for this tournament, had debuted in Group C with a 12-12 draw with the United States.
The other two teams that have qualified for the quarter-finals are New Zealand and Ireland, who won both their matches in Group B and will face each other on Thursday for first place in the group.
Results of the matches played on Wednesday and group positions
– Group A
Wednesday:
- New Zealand – South Africa 17 – 5
- Ireland – Japan 40 – 5
- New Zealand – Japan 40 – 12
- Ireland – South Africa 10 – 5
Classification: Pts JGEP Pf Pc Dif
- New Zealand 6 2 2 0 0 57 17 40
- Ireland 6 2 2 0 0 50 10 40
- South Africa 2 2 0 0 2 10 27 -17
- Japan 2 2 0 0 2 17 80 -63
– Friday (in GMT hours):
25/07 (14h00): South Africa – Japan
25/07 (14h30): New Zealand – Ireland
– B Group
Wednesday:
- Argentina – Samoa 28 – 12
- Australia – Kenya 21 – 7
- Argentina – Kenya 31 – 12
- Australia – Samoa 21 – 14
Classification: Pts JGEP Pf Pc Dif
- Argentina 6 2 2 0 0 59 24 35
- Australia 6 2 2 0 0 42 21 21
- Samoa 2 2 0 0 2 26 49 -23
- Kenya 2 2 0 0 2 19 52 -33
– Friday (in GMT hours):
25/07 (12h00): Samoa – Kenya
07/25 (12:30 p.m.): Argentina – Australia
Group C
– Wednesday:
- Fiji – United States 38 – 12
- France – Uruguay 19 – 12
- Fiji – Uruguay 40 – 12
- France – United States 12 – 12
Classification: Pts JGEP Pf Pc Dif
1. Fiji 6 2 2 0 0 78 24 54
2. France 5 2 1 1 0 31 24 7
3. United States 3 2 0 1 1 24 50 -26
4. Uruguay 2 2 0 0 2 24 59 -35
– Friday (in GMT hours):
07/25 (1:00 p.m.): United States – Uruguay
25/07 (13h30): Fiji – France
Source: Ambito
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