The Pumas 7’s are going for historic 1 in the ranking :: Olé

The World Sevens Circuit was created in 1999 with great enthusiasm to attract the public, which could be achieved over the years due to the attractiveness and dynamics of the specialty that always had Los Pumas 7s as protagonists except in the 2020/21 season, the one of the pandemic. But never ending with 1 in the ranking.

In fact, Last year was the one they came closest to, with a second place, something they can improve this Sundayat the close of Singapore, the seventh and final stage with which points are added for the ranking before the final in Madrid, an epilogue that is presented in this way for the first time.

Until the previous edition, the champion was defined by the sum of points through the different stages. Starting this year and with a contract for three editions, The best eight qualify for a quarterfinal in the Spanish capital, where they will play a mini eliminatory to define the champion. From 9th to 12th they join the best four of the Challenger to play, in a similar way, a playoff in search of four teams to complete the participants of the next Circuit.

The team faced the second day in Singapore with a victory and a loss. Firstly, the Argentine team beat Canada 38-0 to close the group (after the loss and victory on Friday) and reach the quarterfinals, but in that instance Ireland, its immediate pursuer in the world ranking, with which they fell 21-5 and did not allow them to qualify for the semifinals. In this way, Argentina will have to play the match for fifth place against South Africa in the early hours of Sunday starting at 4:55 in our country.

Beyond the title, what mattered to the team was, precisely, finishing first in the ranking. The national team, despite the loss to Trébol, can finish on top. For that to happen, they will have to win their last match against the South African team so as not to depend on Irelandthe only team that can reach the top of the table. In case of defeat and finish in sixth position, Los Pumas 7’s will have to hope that the Europeans do not become champions. The semi-finals will be Great Britain vs. Ireland and New Zealand vs. Australia.

In the match against Canada, there were tries by Germán Schulz, Rodrigo Isgró (2), Santiago Mare, Santiago Vera Feld and Luciano González. In addition, there were also three conversions by Mare himself and one by Joaquín Pellandini.

Destiny and the combination of results put Ireland in the path of Los Pumas 7’s. A head to head between the first and second of the season, a victory would have assured the Argentine team the top without depending on the results of this Sunday. However, the Europeans won well; For Argentina there was a try from Tobías Wade.

Already thinking about South Africa, the Sevens Springboks won a victory, 20-19 against France, and a defeat, 29-24 against Australia. Against the African team, Argentina has played 84 games, with 26 wins, 57 losses and only one draw. The last duel between the two took place this season, in the group stage of the Los Angeles Sevens and was a 17-5 Argentine victory.

Match for 11th place – Canada vs. Samoa (0:52)

Match for 9th place – Fiji vs. Spain (1:36)

Semifinal 1 – Great Britain vs. Ireland (2:48)

Semifinal 2 – New Zealand vs. Australia (3:12)

Match for 7th place – United States vs. France (4:06)

Match for 5th place – Los Pumas 7’s vs. South Africa (4:55)

Match for 3rd place (6:08)

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