Argentina claim third straight Men’s title in Vancouver

Argentina are Vancouver Sevens Men’s Champions for a third straight year. A runaway win over New Zealand in the Cup Final secured result, which was also their third straight title on this year’s circuit. Los Pumas are now more than 20 points clear of the field on the overall standings.

After a perfect run through the pool stage, Argentina ran into stiff competition in the form of Samoa in the Quarter Final. They seemed to find another gear against the USA in the Semi Final, with Matías Osadczuk scoring a double before notching a hat-trick in the Cup Final.

The Eagles would finish in 4th place, running out of gas against France in the Bronze Final. Despite the Day Three disappointment, it was the best result of the season for the USA. They are currently in 8th spot on the log with the 7th-place French holding a six-point lead.

Canada endured a winless tournament on home soil, finishing at the bottom of the table for the third time this season. Remarkably their closest result was against Argentina in their first pool match. With 11 competitions points through four tournaments the Maple Leafs are in last place on the overall standings, though Spain hold just a two-point lead in 11th spot.

 

POOL STAGE RESULTS

POOL A
Fiji 31 – 14 Spain
Argentina 12 – 10 Canada
Fiji 22 – 12 Canada
Argentina 38 – 7 Spain
Spain 31 – 14 Canada
Argentina 24 – 19 Fiji

POOL B
France 24 – 12 USA
Australia 7 – 31 Samoa
France 40 – 7 Samoa
Australia 21 – 26 USA
USA 21 – 7 Samoa
Australia 5 – 31 France

POOL C
South Africa 21 – 12 New Zealand
Ireland 14 – 17 Great Britain
South Africa 12 – 17 Great Britain
Ireland 14 – 19 New Zealand
New Zealand 26 – 5 Great Britain
Ireland 22 – 10 South Africa

 

KNOCKOUT RESULTS

9th PLACE SEMI FINALS
South Africa 20 – 14 Canada
Spain 14 – 19 Australia

CUP QUARTER FINALS
USA 27 – 0 Great Britain
Argentina 14 – 12 Samoa
New Zealand 21 – 19 Fiji
France 12 – 5 Ireland

11th PLACE FINAL
Canada 12 – 17 Spain

9th PLACE FINAL
South Africa 24 – 7 Australia

CUP SEMI FINALS
USA 19 – 35 Argentina
New Zealand 28 – 26 France

7th PLACE FINAL
Samoa 14 – 19 Great Britain

5th PLACE FINAL
Fiji 19 – 24 Ireland

BRONZE FINAL
USA 12 – 42 France

CUP FINAL
Argentina 36 – 12 New Zealand