Argentina national rugby union team (sevens)
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The Argentina
national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens
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Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens
The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the...
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Current squad
A 12-man squad for the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series was the 12th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000....
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- Santiago Bottini
- Francisco Cuneo
- Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada
- Francisco Merello
- Hernan Olivari
- Lucas Alcacer
- Diego Palma
- Tommaso Passerotti
- Gaston Revol
- Manuel Montero
- Joaquin Todeschini
- Walter Weiss
Rugby union at the World Games
| 2001 Akita | |||
| 2005 Duisburg | |||
| 2009 Kaohsiung Rugby union at the 2009 World Games Rugby union, specifically in the sevens format, was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Fiji entered the 2009 games as the two time defending Gold Medalists. Held on July 24 and 25 of 2009 in Taiwan, Fiji did not fail to clinch gold for the 3rd time in front... |
Win summaries
| Event | Venue | Cup | Plate | Bowl | Shield | ||
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| Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Winner | Winner | ||
| 2009 USA Sevens 2009 USA Sevens The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens . The 2009 competition, which took place on February 14 and February 15 at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series.This was the last... |
PETCO Park PETCO Park Petco Park is an open-air ballpark in downtown San Diego, California, USA. It opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the home park of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. Before then, the Padres shared Qualcomm Stadium with the NFL's San Diego Chargers... |
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See also
- World Sevens Series
- Rugby World Cup SevensRugby World Cup SevensThe Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the...
- Argentina national rugby union teamArgentina national rugby union teamThe Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...