Rugby seven: The Pumas 7’s already know their rivals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games :: Olé

This Sunday, the last rugby sevens place in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was defined: South Africa beat Great Britain 14-5 in the final of the Monaco Olympic Qualifiers and qualified. In about a month, the action will take place on the Stade de France grass (the tournament will be played there in its entirety) and The Pumas 7’s already know who will be their rivals in group B.

In the Argentina area, The one that appears as its most complicated adversary is Australia: Aside from its tradition in rugby, which places it as one of the powers in the oval world, it has had a great season on the World Rugby Sevens Circuit (finished in fourth place). His other two rivals will be Samoa11th and relegated this season, and Kenyawhich was promoted to SVNS.

The group of death seems to be group A, with powers such as New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa and the addition of a Japan that this year fought at the bottom of the table. C, for its part, will be made up of Fiji, France, the United States and Uruguay.

The rugby seven competition will begin two days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, taking place between July 24 and 27. After the group stage, The first two in each zone plus the two best third parties will advance to the quarterfinals. (The losers will play to define how they are placed between 9th and 12th place).

Once in the second phase, They will be direct elimination duels until the champion is found (and, for those who lose in the semi-final, the bronze medalist). The Pumas 7’s will seek their first Olympic final, being their best result the bronze obtained in Tokyo 2020.