Argentina women's national rugby sevens team

For the men's team, see Argentina national rugby sevens team.

The Argentina women's national rugby sevens team has been the second most successful team in South America after Brazil. At the CONSUR Women's Sevens, Argentina has been runner-up three times.

Argentina

Union	Argentine Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Las Yaguaretés
Ground(s)	José Amalfitani Stadium
Coach(es)	Nahuel Garcia
Team kit Change kit
Official website
uar.com.ar/category/femenino/

History

They have won the 2012, 2013 and 2015 Seven de la República. Argentina participated in the 2015 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, becoming the 38th nation to compete in Hong Kong since 1997. They were pooled with Canada, Samoa and Mexico.^[1][2]

The team qualified to the 2016 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. They were knocked out of the Cup quarter-finals by Russia.^[3] Argentina competed at the 2019 Sudamérica Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Peru, finishing in third place and qualifying for the Repechage tournament in Monaco.^[4]

Argentina announced ahead of the 2021 Sudamérica Women's Sevens that their new nickname was Las Yaguaretés.^[5] In 2024, they participated in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; they placed third in the first round of the series which took place in Dubai.^[6][7] They finished as runners-up at the 2024 Sevens Challenger Series and secured their place at the new SVNS Play-off promotion and relegation competition in Madrid.^[8][9]

Players

Argentina's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:^[10]

Players
Gimena Mattus
Maria Taladrid
María Paula Pedrozo
Azul Medina
Andrea Moreno
Candela Delgado
Maria Brigido Chamorro
Sofia Gonzalez
Micaela Pallero
Talia Rodich
Malena Noemi Diaz
Mayra Genghini

References

1. "Teams Announced For Cathay Pacific / Hsbc Women's Sevens In 2015". hksevens.com. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
2. "Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Women's Sevens". hksevens.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
3. "Argentine Women's Roster for Sevens Repechage". Americas Rugby News. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
4. "Argentina looking to end a difficult two years with history at Monaco sevens showdown | Women in Rugby". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
5. world.rugby (2021-11-09). "NEW IDENTITY, SAME PASSION: ARGENTINA'S WOMEN'S TEAM NOW KNOWN AS 'LAS YAGUARETÉS'". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
6. "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
7. Constable, Grant (2024-01-14). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
8. "China women and Uruguay men win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
9. "China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
10. "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads" (PDF). resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

External links

• Official website