He Seven from The cougars was reunited with the image it had built over the last few years and lost last week at the start of the 2025/26 season with last place in Dubai. The second date takes place on the first day Cape Townthe team Santiago Gomez Cora They won the first two games and were eliminated in the third, but were among the top four and playing for gold.
The team led by Gómez Cora underwent a major name change, with six players giving up sevens to continue their careers in XV rugby. Matias Osadczuk, Tobias Wade, Agustin Fraga, Thomas Elizalde, Alejo Lavayén And German Schulzthey are no longer playing this season.
The replacement of the Pumas 7s is notable and the big news of the first day of competition was the debut of Pedro de HaroAtlético del Rosario player, decisive in several passages. On Sunday, Gómez Cora will be able to count on him again, even if not with him Juan Patricio Batacwho suffered a blow to the head and cannot be part of the squad on the final day due to HIA protocol.
The first rival on Saturday in Cape Town was Australia, who had been finalists in Dubai just last week. The game was a game of absolute dominance by the Argentine team, who played almost the entire game on Australian territory.
Solid contact, solid defense and consistent attack were some of the keys to victory. Six attempts The team led by Gómez Cora scored one goal and finished the game with an overwhelming 36-0 and a partial score of 12-0.
The attempts were Santiago Mare, Marcos Moneta, Luciano Gonzalez And Matteo Grazianothe last two in duplicate. In addition, González contributed two conversions and Santiago Vera Field A
He scored in the second round Francewho defeated the Pumas 59:7 in Dubai. In Cape Town the situation was different, although the game was even and the French reacted in the end without managing to turn the game around. Vera Feld and González scored from the start and Lucho again Martiniano ArrietaThey extended their lead in the second half. The final score was 24-19, with a partial score of 12-5.
The third rival was Spainwhich lost the first half 28-5 to Argentina in Dubai last week and ultimately won after a historic 31-28 comeback. This time the European team was strong from the start with two tries in the first four minutes.
However, Luciano González’s power was there and he scored his fifth try of the competition to reduce the score. The Spanish team struck again, this time at the end of the first half, taking a 17-7 lead into the break.
A minute into the second half, González seemed eager to turn the game around again, but two new Spanish victories led the game to 31-14. With a minute left, Marcos Moneta assisted a new Argentine attempt, who had to lose by less than seven points to win the bonus point that would qualify them for the semi-finals.
After an excellent move by Sebastián Dubuc, which left several Spaniards in the way, he handed the ball to Eliseo Morales, who finished the move. Santiago Mare converted an excellent goal and gave the Spaniards a 31:26 win, which ensured they stayed in the league. This Sunday they will face Fiji at 7:44am for a place in the final. South Africa and France will compete in the other semi-final.