Argentina wins Gold, Canada takes Bronze at Youth Olympic 7s

Two Americas teams have earned Rugby Sevens medals at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Argentina have won Gold in the Men’s division while Canada take home Bronze in the Women’s division. Each division contained six teams at the under-18 level.

Argentina claimed the title by defeating France 24-14 in the final. They had previously won all five of their pool games in dominant fashion, conceding only 38 points while scoring 180.

The USA, who ultimately finished in 5th spot, would give them their toughest run in the pool stage, falling 22-14 to the eventual winners.

Canada’s final match was a nail-biting 24-19 win over Colombia in the Bronze Final. They went 3-2 in the pool stage, losing to Gold finalists New Zealand and France, the former taking the title by 15-12.

 

MEN’S RESULTS

ROUND 1
South Africa 12 – 14 Japan
USA 0 – 38 France
Argentina 50 – 7 Samoa

ROUND 2
South Africa 12 – 17 France
USA 24 – 24 Samoa
Argentina 45 – 0 Japan

ROUND 3
South Africa 19 – 12 USA
Argentina 29 – 12 France
Japan 29 – 0 Samoa

ROUND 4
South Africa 5 – 34 Argentina
USA 17 – 17 Japan
France 15 – 10 Samoa

ROUND 5
South Africa 31 – 7 Samoa
USA 14 – 22 Argentina
France 29 – 14 Japan

FINAL ROUND
USA 24 – 14 Samoa (5th Place)
Japan 28 – 5 South Africa (Bronze)
Argentina 24 – 14 France (Gold)

FINAL STANDINGS
1 Argentina
2 France
3 Japan
4 South Africa
5 USA
6 Samoa

ARGENTINA SQUAD
Lucio Cinti Luna, Ramiro Costa, Marcos Elicagaray, Juan González (capt.), Matteo Graziano, Julián Hernández, Ignacio Mendy, Marcos Moneta, Bautista Pedemonte, Julián Quetglas, Nicolás Roger, Tomas Vanni

USA SQUAD
Tyren Al-Jiboori, Max Clark, Alex Cleary (capt.), Lauina Falatea, Jasper Green, Isaia Kruse, Sione Mahe, Zach Neff, Uluamu Niutupuivah, Jon Rodriguez, Inoke Waqavesi, Ben Wierenga

 

WOMEN’S RESULTS

ROUND 1
New Zealand 53 – 0 Tunisia
France 47 – 0 Colombia
Canada 24 – 15 Kazakhstan

ROUND 2
New Zealand 38 – 5 Colombia
France 45 – 0 Kazakhstan
Canada 50 – 7 Tunisia

ROUND 3
New Zealand 26 – 12 France
Canada 27 – 10 Colombia
Tunisia 5 – 24 Kazakhstan

ROUND 4
New Zealand 20 – 5 Canada
France 41 – 0 Tunisia
Colombia 36 – 0 Kazakhstan

ROUND 5
New Zealand 32 – 5 Kazakhstan
France 33 – 19 Canada
Colombia 15 – 7 Tunisia

FINAL ROUND
Kazakhstan 12 – 0 Tunisia (5th Place)
Canada 24 – 19 Colombia (Bronze)
New Zealand 15 – 12 France (Gold)

FINAL STANDINGS
1 New Zealand
2 France
3 Canada
4 Colombia
5 Kazakhstan
6 Tunisia

CANADA SQUAD
Delaney Aikens, Taylor Black (capt.), Kendra Cousineau, Hunter Czeppel, Olivia de Couvreur, Brooklynn Feasby, Elizabeth Gibson, Madison Grant, Carmen Izyk, Aliesha Lewis, Maggie Mackinnon, Keyara Wardley

COLOMBIA SQUAD
Karen Cárdenas, Carmen Ibarra, Tatiana Jiménez, Laura Mejía, Valeria Muñoz, Marcela Osorio, Silvia Pereira, Isabella Pérez Valderrama, Isabel Ramírez, Stefania Sarmiento, Leidy Soto, Valentina Tapias (capt.)