Los Pumas 7s named for Wellington and Sydney

Los Pumas 7s have been named for Wellington and Sydney, the two upcoming legs of the HSBC World Sevens Series. Head Coach Santiago Gomez Cora’s team will compete on the weekends of January 30-31 in the New Zealand capital and February 6-7 in Australia’s largest city. The legs are to be the third and fourth of the 2015-2016 series.

Player Club Union
Fernando Lima Córdoba Athletic Córdoba
Santiago Álvarez CASI URBA
Germán Schulz Tala Córdoba
Nicolás Menéndez Lomas Athletic URBA
Axel Müller Marista Cuyo
Segundo Tuculet Los Tilos URBA
Juan Cruz González CUBA URBA
Nicolás Bruzzone Universitario Santa Fé
Rodrigo Etchart SIC UBRA
Bautista Ezcurra Hindu URBA
Joaquín Riera Los Tarcos Tucumán
Franco Sabato Alumni URBA

In addition the team to compete in the Sevens Viña del Mar this weekend in Chile depart today. Coached by former Pumas winger Lucas Borges, the Pumas 7s will play against the USA, Canada and South Africa on Saturday.

The roster for Viña del Mar is different to that selected for Wellington and Sydney. Borges will coach the following players:

Player Club Union
Rodrigo Bruni San Luis URBA
Ramiro Finco Curupaytí URBA
Juan F. Morosini Universitario Salta
Manuel Covella GER Rosario
Andrés Speziali GER Rosario
Sebastián Cancelliere Hindu URBA
Santiago Osadczuk SITAS URBA
Santiago Resino Universitario Tucumán
Bautsita Delguy Pucará URBA
Enrique Camerlinckx Regatas Bella Vista URBA
Marcos Bollini Newman URBA
Juan Pablo Estellés Atletico del Rosario URBA

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