The Yaguaretés continue to make history, the Argentine team obtained second place on the second date of the WR Sevens Challenger 2024 in Montevideo, Uruguay, after falling in the definition 38-7 against China. Thus, they surpassed their best position in the tournament, which had been the bronze medal achieved in Dubai in the first stage.
The Argentine team had five victories and only one defeat throughout the tournament. The road to the final began with a 54-0 victory against Mexico, then they beat Thailand 10-7 and closed the Group with a 21-5 victory over Uganda.
The Yaguaretés defeated Poland 26-17 in the quarterfinals, in the semifinals they won 35-5 against Belgium and in the definition came the only defeat of the tournament, it was 38-7 against China.
With this result, Argentina rose one place in the ranking and now occupies second place with 34 points. After the last stage, which will be played in Poland on May 18 and 19, the first four teams will play the grand final in Madrid for a place in the World Rugby Seven Series.
2024-03-11 01:16:21
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