Within the framework of the Great World Series Finalin Los Angeles, Spain ended with the aspirations of the selected Argentines of Rugby 7the Pumas and the Yaguaretés. The male team came from an unbeatable season, champions of the regular season, and sought to seal a new victory this weekend. However, They fell 29-5 in the semifinal of the contest and then losing again to New Zealand in the match for third place.
For its part, the women’s team culminated their participation in the play off after falling against the Spanish by 28-0. Now they must play a regional tournament to seek the classification to the Challenger Series 2026.
The Pumas were one step away from accessing the final although Spain, Third in the annual classification, the meeting ended. Those directed by Santiago Gómez Cora They chained Several driving errors and showed some tiredness.
On the end of the first half, Santiago Mare was expelled by a Tackle Alto on a Spanish player, which was used by the Iberians, who added one more and went to the 10-0 break.
In the meeting for bronze, the Pumas fell against New Zealand, that came from losing against South Africa by 31-5. The game for third place It ended 38-17 after a lazy beginning of the Albiceleste team, which traced at the beginning of the second half but was not enough.
The Pumas could not consecrate themselves in Los Angeles despite their great season
The Argentine team arrived as one of the greatest favorites to keep the contest, since it was the first of the General Tablewhich earned him the title of Regular season champion.
On the first day in Los Angeles, the Pumas had played against Great Britain, France and South Africa. They won the first two games (33-26 and 17-12 respectively) although they then closed the group stage with a defeat against South Africa by 29-21.
The Argentine team could not take revenge of what happened in 2024, since it was also consecrated in the regular phase, but fell into the defining meeting of the Grand Final of Madrid against Francewhich had Antoine Dupont as the maximum figure, by 19 to 5.
During this season, the Pumas 7’s They were left with three gold medals (Perth, Vancouver and Hong Kong) and two bronze (Dubai and Singapore), so they ended like pointers of the standings with 104 points.
Source: Ambito
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