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Argentina are the 2024 champions of the Perth 7’s. Los Pumas 7’s won the tournament by convincingly defeating the hosts, Australia in the final. A sell-out crowd of 18,000 made sure that the event was memorable and sees Western Australia successfully becoming the new home of Australia’s stop on the world circuit.
In what was a repeat from the Cape Town Sevens Final, Argentina defeated Australia to secure the title. It was a convince 45-12 win in the final in South Africa in December while it was 31-5 this time around in Perth.
The final in Perth saw Marcos Moneta opening the scoring. From there the South Americans took total control as veteran German Schultz showed his strength to burst through the defense. Matteo Graziano added two further Argentine tries and Moneta added his second too.
Australia’s wait for some points was ended late in the contest. Matthew Gonzalez got the home side on the scoreboard. It was Argentina’s match, and tournament, though. The victory marked Argentina’s first ever tournament triumph in the Australian edition of the World Sevens Circuit.
Earlier on in the day, Argentina booked their spot in the final by defeating Ireland 24-5. Australia downed Fiji in the other Semi Final. In earlier tournament action, Argentina overcame Spain 28-17 to secure a place in the final four.
Argentina’s group stage was also impressive. Los Pumas 7’s were unbeaten. The South Americans opened with a 28-5 win over Spain and also defeated Canada 29-5 on day one in Perth. Argentina secured top spot in the pool with a 19-5 win over South Africa.
