Los Pumas 7’s were beaten finalists at the 2025 Cape Town Sevens. The Argentines lost the final 21-19 against hosts South Africa with the difference between the sides being a conversion. The tournament performance from Argentina was a vast improvement to that from Dubai in the opening tournament of the season.
Argentine Luciano González led the way for Los Pumas 7’s. He scored 8 tries, the most by all players at the Cape Town Sevens tournament. He was both a try-scorer and a try-assist maker in the final.
In terms of the overall season positions, Argentina move from 8th to 6th to now be narrowly behind both France and Australia. Argentina join Australia, France and New Zealand in Group B of the next tournament. It will be played in Singapore on January 31 and February 01, 2026.
Canada and the USA both competed in the Women’s competition at the Cape Town Sevens. They had highs and lows with Canada finishing in 6th place after losing to Japan. The USA Women’s Eagles also lost their final fixture to finish in 4th place. Australia defeated New Zealand 26-12 in the Women’s Final.
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