The Pumas 7s won for the first time since 2009

Led by Santiago Gómez Cora they beat Fiji 29-10 and won their first title since San Diego 2009.

The Pumas 7s were crowned Vancouver Rugby Sevens World Tour champions yesterday for the first time in thirteen yearswhich reinforces the massive work of the players and coaching staff with another award already participated in the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Victory in the final was given to fijiOlympic gold winner in Tokyo and Rio 2016, by a strong 29-10. After starting 5-0 down, a supersonic run from Mark Moneta He put the Los Pumas 7s at an advantage they won’t give up anytime soon. A few minutes later, Moneta repeated the action and they joined in: Santiago Vera Feld and Felipe Del Mestretwice also. Del Mestre also manages conversions, including Tobias Wade.

On their way to the final, the Los Pumas 7s beat England yesterday in the quarterfinals where he beat him a historic win: 40-17. They are already in the semifinals Australia but again Argentina prevailed and took a place on the podium with a 24-12.

On Friday the Los Pumas 7s won their group then draw in their first game on France 12-12but then they are quite strong in their competition: Scotland 24-5 and Ireland 26-19, which allowed them to lead the group by a difference in points in favor.

This is the third assignment for Argentina on the Rugby Sevens Circuit and the first of thirteen years, when Santiago Gomez Cora he is still a player. First in Los Angeles 2004 and later in San Diego, in 2009.

Furthermore, with this result The Pumas 7 are second in the Rugby 7s World Tour rankings, just five points behind the South African leader and just three games away.

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The long -awaited moment, the Los Pumas 7s lift the trophy they have been waiting for thirteen long years

Marcos Moneta, who supported the most tries in the entire tournament, scored first in the match for the Los Pumas 7s

Source: Tycsports

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