The Argentine national rugby sevens team defeated their French counterpart 34-15 in the match for fifth place of the Rugby Seven Series held today. Argentine tries were scored by Sebastián Dubuc, Santiago Vera Feld, Luciano González (twice), Santino Zagara, and Marcos Moneta. With this victory, the 'Pumas' secured fifth place, marking a positive performance in the fifth tournament of the year. The team now has 12 points, placing them sixth in the overall standings with 56 points. The first try of the match was scored by winger Simon Desert at the 50-second mark with an effective self-pass that allowed him to get past the Argentine defense and a subsequent change of pace, although he missed the subsequent conversion, adding only five points. At the two-minute mark, a good collective play from the center to the right freed up wing Sebastián Dubuc, who scored behind the line to equalize. Two minutes later, a feint from back Pedro De Haro created a break in the rival defense, which was then exploited to open the ball to the left, where Vera Feld arrived to score and make it 10-5 in favor of the 'Albiceleste'. Luciano González broke the rival defense from the left just a minute later, scoring under the posts and taking advantage of the subsequent kick. At the end of the first half's regular time, and with a good exit from a scrum, González stood out again on the left side and scored a new try, ending the first half at 22-5. The first conversion of the second half was scored by Frenchman Maxim Granell with a run to the right after getting past a tackle attempt by Marcos Moneta, but a good read by captain Santiago Álvarez left Zagara free on the left, who scored with four minutes left. A few seconds later, Martiniano Arrieta broke through on the right side and assisted Moneta's run, who scored under the posts and, converting the kick, took Argentina to 34 points.
