Rugby team
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| Union | Argentine Rugby Union | ||
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| Emblem(s) | Puma | ||
| Coach(es) | Santiago Gómez Cora | ||
| Captain(s) | Santiago Álvarez | ||
| Most caps | Santiago Gómez Cora (61) | ||
| Top scorer | Santiago Gómez Cora (1,178) | ||
| Most tries | Santiago Gómez Cora (230) | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2009) | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2020 Tokyo | Team |
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2009 Dubai | Team |
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2001 Mar del Plata | Team |
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2013 Cali | |
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2005 Duisburg | |
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2006 Asunción | |
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2007 Viña del Mar | |
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2008 Punta del Este | |
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2009 S J dos Campos | |
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2010 Mar del Plata | |
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2011 Bento Gonçalves | |
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2013 Rio de Janeiro | |
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2014 Santiago | |
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2015 Santa Fe | |
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2019 Santiago | |
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2020 Valparaíso | |
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2012 Rio de Janeiro | |
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2019 Lima | |
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2011 Guadalajara | |
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2015 Toronto | |
The Argentina national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, and, beginning in 2016, in the Summer Olympics.
The Argentine rugby sevens team has had some success in the World Rugby Sevens Series, finishing third in 2003-04, and finishing among the top six teams in five out of six seasons from 2003-04 to 2008-09. Argentina won the USA Sevens tournament in 2004 and again in 2009. During its peak, the Argentine team was led by Santiago Gómez Cora, who is ranked all-time first in tries (230), fifth in points (1,178), and third in appearances (61).
Argentina's best finish at the Rugby World Cup Sevens came in 2009, when the team reached the finals and finished as runners up.
Tournament history
(*): asterisk indicates a shared placing
Summer Olympic Games
| Olympic Games record | ||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2016
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 2020
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Bronze medal match | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 2024
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Bronze medal match | 3/3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Olympic Games History | |||
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| 2016 | Pool stage |  Argentina 17 – 14  United States |
Win |
| Pool stage | Argentina 14 – 21  Fiji |
Loss | |
| Pool stage | Argentina 31 – 0 Brazil |
Win | |
| Quarter-finals | Argentina 0 – 5  Great Britain |
Loss | |
| 5–8th place playoff Semi-final | Argentina 26 – 21  Australia |
Win | |
| 5–8th place playoff Fifth place | Argentina 14 – 17  New Zealand |
Loss | |
| 2020 | Pool stage | Argentina 29 – 19 Australia |
Win |
| Pool stage | Argentina 14 – 35 New Zealand |
Loss | |
| Pool stage | Argentina 56 – 0  South Korea |
Win | |
| Quarter-finals | Argentina 19 – 14  South Africa |
Win | |
| Semi-finals | Argentina 14 – 26 Fiji |
Loss | |
| Bronze medal | Argentina 17 – 12 Great Britain |
Win | |
| 2024 | Pool stage | Argentina 31 – 12  Kenya |
Win |
| Pool stage | Argentina 28 – 12  Samoa |
Win | |
| Pool stage | Argentina 14 – 22 Australia |
Loss | |
| 5th–8th place playoff semi-final | Argentina 12 – 17 New Zealand |
Loss | |
| 5th–8th place playoff Seventh place | Argentina 19 – 0 United States |
Win | |
| Quarter-finals | Argentina 14 – 26 France |
Loss | |
Rugby World Cup Sevens
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |
 1993
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Plate final | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
 1997
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Plate quarters | 13* | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2001
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Semifinals | 
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7* | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
 2005
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Quarterfinal | 5* | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
 2009
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Final | 
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
 2013
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Plate semifinal | 11* | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018
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Quarterfinal | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 |
5th Place Final | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/8 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0 | |
Pan American Games
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2011
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Final |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2015
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Final |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2019
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Final | 
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |||||
World Games
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| 2001
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 2005
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Third playoff |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2009
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Third playoff | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2013
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Final |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |||
Rugby X Tournament
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2019
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Finals | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
World Rugby Sevens Series
Main article: World Rugby Sevens SeriesArgentina is a "core team" on the World Rugby Sevens Series. Their best season was the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series, when they finished second.
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| Oceania Europe | ||||||||
| Americas | Argentine event | |||||||
2010s
Summary for Series XI to XX| World Sevens Series | |||||
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| XI 09–10 |
XII 10–11 |
XIII 11–12 |
XIV 12–13 |
XV 13–14 | |
| 7th* Dubai |
9th Dubai |
4th Dubai |
9th Dubai |
5th Dubai | |
| rd* George |
6th George |
11th* Port Elizabeth |
4th Port Elizabeth |
4th Port Elizabeth | |
| 11th* Wellington |
7th* Wellington |
11th* Wellington |
7th* Wellington |
7th* Wellington | |
| rd* Adelaide |
6th Adelaide |
9th Gold Coast |
5th Gold Coast |
11th* Gold Coast | |
| 11th* Los Angeles |
7th* Las Vegas |
6th Las Vegas |
6th Las Vegas |
7th* Las Vegas | |
| – | – | – | cancelled Mar Del Plata |
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| 13th* Hong Kong |
13th* Hong Kong |
6th Hong Kong |
13th* Hong Kong |
11th* Hong Kong | |
| – | – | 7th* Tokyo |
10th Tokyo |
13th Tokyo | |
| 6th Edinburgh |
11th* Edinburgh |
7th* Glasgow |
6th Glasgow |
10th Glasgow | |
| rd* London |
7th* London |
4th London |
7th* London |
10th London | |
| 8/8 62 pts 7th |
8/8 38 pts 8th |
9/9 92 pts 7th |
9/9 84 pts 10th |
9/9 75 pts 9th | |
Notes:
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| XVI 14–15 |
XVII 15–16 |
XVIII 16–17 |
XIX 17–18 |
XX 18–19 | |
| 5th Dubai |
7th* Dubai |
11th* Dubai |
11th* Dubai |
7th* Dubai | |
| 4th Port Elizabeth |
nd Cape Town |
10th Cape Town |
nd Cape Town |
9th Cape Town | |
| 10th Wellington |
6th Wellington |
5th Wellington |
10th Hamilton |
11th* Hamilton | |
| 6th Gold Coast |
5th Sydney |
7th* Sydney |
rd Sydney |
9th Sydney | |
| 10th Las Vegas |
7th* Las Vegas |
7th* Las Vegas |
nd Las Vegas |
4th Las Vegas | |
| – | 7th* Vancouver |
6th Vancouver |
7th* Vancouver |
7th* Vancouver | |
| 7th* Hong Kong |
9th Hong Kong |
6th Hong Kong |
5th Hong Kong |
5th Hong Kong | |
| 14th Tokyo |
4th Singapore |
13th Singapore |
14th Singapore |
7th* Singapore | |
| 10th Glasgow |
4th Paris |
9th Paris |
9th Paris |
7th* Paris | |
| 10th London |
6th London |
7th* London |
11th* London |
11th* London | |
| 9/9 80 pts 8th |
10/10 119 pts 5th |
10/10 90 pts 9th |
10/10 105 pts 7th |
10/10 94 pts 9th | |
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Players
Current squad
The following players have been selected to represent Argentina during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.
Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 Dubai Sevens.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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| Santiago Álvarez (c) | Forward | (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30) | 56 | Unattached |
| Luciano González | Forward | (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 27) | 49 | Unattached |
| Santiago Mare | Forward | (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 28) | 28 | Unattached |
| Marcos Moneta | Forward | (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24) | 21 | Unattached |
| Matías Osadczuk | Forward | (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 27) | 36 | Unattached |
| Germán Schulz | Forward | (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30) | 63 | Unattached |
| Tomás Elizalde | Back | (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 24) | 9 | Unattached |
| Agustín Fraga | Back | (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 22) | 18 | Unattached |
| Matteo Graziano | Back | (2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 (age 23) | 14 | Unattached |
| Alejo Lavayén | Back | (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24) | 10 | Unattached |
| Joaquín Pellandini | Back | (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 25) | 12 | Unattached |
| Gastón Revol | Back | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 38) | 99 | Unattached |
| Tobías Wade | Back | (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25) | 15 | Unattached |
Records and statistics
Player records
The following shows leading career Argentina players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.
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Award winners
The following Argentina Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:
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Previous squads
| 1993 RWC7s Squad |
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| 1997 RWC7s Squad |
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| 2001 RWC7s Squad |
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| 2005 RWC7s Squad |
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| 2009 RWC7s Squad |
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| 2014 London Sevens Squad |
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| Argentina 2016 Summer Olympics Squad | |
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| Argentina 2020 Summer Olympics Squad – Bronze medal | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Coach | Santiago Gómez Cora |
Tournament wins
| Event | Venue | City | Cup | ||
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| 2004 USA | Home Depot Center | Los Angeles |  Argentina |
21–12 |  New Zealand |
| 2009 USA | Petco Park | San Diego | Argentina |
19–14 |  England |
| 2022 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | Argentina |
29–10 |  Fiji |
| 2023 New Zealand | Waikato Stadium | Hamilton | Argentina |
14–12 | New Zealand |
| 2023 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | Argentina |
33–21 |  France |
| 2023 London | Twickenham Stadium | London | Argentina |
35–14 | Fiji |
| 2023 South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | Argentina |
45–12 |  Australia |
| 2024 Australia | HBF Park | Perth | Argentina |
31–5 | Australia |
| 2024 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | Argentina |
36–12 | New Zealand |
Notes
^a Rugby sevens was discontinued at the World Games after 2013 due to the sport returning to the Olympics in 2016.
References
- "World Games VI – Akita, Japan". Rugby7.com. 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- "World Games Day 2: Fiji cruise to Gold Medal | Ultimate Rugby Sevens - the Online Home for Everything Rugby 7s". Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- "2010 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "2011 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "2012 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "2013 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "2014 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "2015 IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby7.
- "Stats Centre | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Stats Centre | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Argentina Rugby 7s Team". www.svns.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- 2014 London Sevens Squad
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