It was the one-on-one possibility of being able to stay at the top.
Not only from the
Singapore Sevens
, but also from the general position table of the World Tour.
But
Los Pumas
had no choice but to see how
New Zealand
, with an almost perfect match in which they capitalized on all the mistakes made by the Albiceleste, kept the title to ratify their leadership status.
Brady Rush scored the decisive try for the All Blacks, who prevailed 19-17 and
secured qualification for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics
.
The Pumas 7s, a bronze medalist in the previous Olympic edition in Tokyo, are one step away from achieving the same objective, remaining in the top four of the ranking at the end of the season, something that they will seek to close on the last two scheduled dates of the calendar. in May in Toulouse (France) and London (United Kingdom).
At the National Stadium, Argentina added their points in the final with tries by
Joaquín Pellandini
(6m.),
Germán Schulz
(8m.),
Marcos Moneta
(15m.) and a conversion by
Luciano González Rizzoni
(16m.).
The team led by Santiago Gómez Cora was always behind on the scoreboard, but they tried to the last breath and in fact Moneta's try -the team's top scorer with six assists- was in injury time.
Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su
Their qualification to the decisive stage of the tournament came after beating Australia (29-12) in the quarterfinals and Samoa (24-19) on the same Sunday day in Singapore.
The Pumas 7s reached the second phase of the competition as winners of Group D after their victories against Ireland (10-0), Japan (42-7) and Great Britain (19-17).
Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su
New Zealand is the leader of the general classification of the Sevens International Circuit with 164 points, followed by Argentina (140), which this Sunday achieved its fourth medal of the season.
The Albiceleste had won gold in Hamilton and Vancouver, plus silver in Los Angeles and this weekend in Singapore.
The next stop in Toulouse will be held between May 12 and 14 and a week later the last date will be held in London.
Rev's record
Captain Gastón Revol and coach Santiago Gómez Cora celebrate in Hamilton.
Photo: UAR Press.
Gastón Revol
from Cordoba
continues
to break records
.
Last February, the 'Black' had become the player with the most stages played on the World Tour, surpassing the British James Rodwell (93).
This weekend, in Singapore, the 36-year-old scrum half reached 450 matches in this type of tournament, to get into the presence podium.
He matched the New Zealander DJ Forbes, was nine behind Tim Mikkelson, also from the Ocean, and stalked the Englishman Dan Norton (470).
In addition, he is the only Argentine who has played three World Cups in the specialty.
"I really didn't know and I had lost count of the number of games. I am grateful to be able to continue being part of this team and to offer my small contribution to this team, which never stops surprising and which represents the country very well", he declared
. revol.
