Los Pumas charge into Seville Men’s Semi Finals

Argentina will once again represent the Americas in the Cup Semi Final round. Los Pumas topped Pool B and edged France in the Quarter Final at the Seville Sevens, with Australia now standing in the way of a second consecutive Cup Final.

Two tries each from skipper Santiago Álvarez and Luciano González Rizzoni saw Argentina cruise past Jamaica, with Germany their next victim in similar fashion. A late try from Marcos Moneta earned victory over Ireland and it was Franco Sábato’s try at the death that sealed the Quarter Final win over France.

The USA nearly tumbled in their tournament opener but were spared defeat against hosts Spain by a last-gasp Carlin Isles try. After a bye they took on series leaders South Africa and came close but ultimately a pair of tries from captain Kevon Williams wasn’t enough to earn the upset. An in-form Australia side overwhelmed the Eagles in the Quarter Final.

Canada had little to show for with three straight defeats in the pool stage and only four tries scored. They now take on Spain in the first 9th place Quarter Final. The second will feature Jamaica against Japan. Dyneal Fessal scored Jamaica’s only try of the pool stage against Germany, with shutout losses coming against Argentina and Ireland.

A complete fixture list for Day Three can be seen here.

 

POOL STAGE RESULTS

POOL D
Canada 5 – 21 Scotland
Australia 42 – 0 Kenya
Canada 5 – 24 Kenya
Australia 19 – 7 Scotland
Scotland 14 – 10 Kenya
Australia 35 – 12 Canada

POOL C
France 38 – 12 Wales
England 28 – 10 Japan
France 43 – 0 Japan
England 26 – 10 Wales
Wales 5 – 26 Japan
England 24 – 17 France

POOL B
Ireland 33 – 5 Germany
Argentina 42 – 0 Jamaica
Ireland 22 – 0 Jamaica
Argentina 33 – 0 Germany
Germany 40 – 5 Jamaica
Argentina 19 – 12 Ireland

POOL A
USA 28 – 26 Spain
*South Africa 0 – 0 Samoa
South Africa 33 – 12 Spain
*USA 0 – 0 Samoa
South Africa 24 – 19 USA
*Spain 0 – 0 Samoa

*Samoa withdrew from the tournament

 

KNOCKOUT RESULTS

CUP QUARTER FINALS
South Africa 31 – 24 Scotland
England 12 – 24 Ireland
Australia 29 – 14 USA
Argentina 26 – 21 France