The Pumas 7s have confirmed opponents for the Los Angeles Sevens

The Pumas 7s will be part of Group A in the tournament in Los Angeles (United States) along with their counterparts from Spain, South Africa and Ireland, for the fifth stage of the SVNS circuit organized by World Rugby.The debut of the three-time champions of the Vancouver sevens will take place in the populous city of the State of California on Saturday, March 2 from 1:00 (Argentine time) against the Spanish team. Later on the same day, they will face South Africa at 15:36 and close the group stage against Ireland at 20:06. On Sunday 3rd, the final stage of the contest will take place. It should be remembered that the Albiceleste team was crowned champion last Sunday in Canadian territory by defeating New Zealand, 36-12. In Vancouver they had already won two titles: in 2022 by beating IFiji (29-10) and in 2023 by prevailing over France (33-21). The Argentinian team won this season the tournament in Perth, last January, by defeating the local Australia in the final, by 31-5, and was also a gold medalist in the Cape Town Sevens, for the second stage, when they beat the Australians by 45-12. in Dubai, the team coached by Santiago Gómez Cora lost in the final against South Africa by 12-7.De this way, Los Pumas 7s lead the positions in the official World Rugby ranking with 76 points, followed by Ireland and Fiji, with 54; New Zealand, 50; and Australia, 47.

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