Cougars 7s they won their two games this Friday, against Germany and Spain, and will define the first place in their area in the Seven of Toulouse this Saturday against Great Britain, from 8:27 (Argentine time; it can be seen on the Star+ online platform).
Sevens from Toulouse, France, is the penultimate stop of the Sevens World Series this year and has the Argentines in second place (140 points)behind New Zealand (164) and ahead of Fiji (130), France (122), Australia (112), Samoa (111), and South Africa (106) among the top ranked.
The contest that has as its last stage the London Sevens (from May 20 to 21) classifies the first four (the All Blacks have already fastened their ticket) to the 2024 Paris Olympicsso Los Pumas could secure their Olympic ticket in Toulouse by finishing in the top five.
The Selection, bronze medal in Tokyo 2020, he needs to add 11 more points in Toulouse so as not to depend on other results. The French Seven distributes the following score: 22 to the champion, 19 points to the runner-up; 17 to the third, 15 points to the fourth and 13 to the fifth. Therefore, an eventual fifth place will put him in Paris 2024.
For this Saturday’s duel, Argentina arrives tied on points against the British, although they have a better point difference (+28 against +24). The participation of Los Pumas started with a resounding 29-7 victory over Germanywith tries by Luciano González (2), Rodrigo Isgro (2) and Germán Schulz (1), and conversions by Tobías Wade and Santiago Feld.
Those directed by Santiago Gómez Cora they later defeated Spain by a tight 21-19 but very outstanding for the comeback achieved after starting the story down 19-0. The tries for Los Pumas 7s were made by Marcos Moneta (2) and Rodrigo Isgró, while Tobías Wade (2) converted and the admitted Santiago Vera Feld ensured the conversion that meant the final victory.
The Pumas 7s are already qualified for the quarterfinals in Toulouse, but against Great Britain they will define the first and, thus, their rivals in the next phase. Whoever finishes first will face second in the group made up of France (6 points), South Africa (4), the United States and Fiji (both with 3).while the second will face the leader of this area who will be facing South Africa this Saturday with the USA and France vs. Fiji.
To win Argentina against the British, will play at 2:05 p.m. this Saturday; while if he loses, he will do so at 15:03. The semis and final will be played on Sunday.
Another group has New Zealand (6), Canada and Uruguay (4), and Kenya (2); while the rest is made up of Australia (6)Samoa and Ireland (4) and Japan (2).
