Argentina produced a second-half comeback to beat the Blitzboks in the fifth-place playoff at the Singapore Sevens and claim the Series league title on Sunday.
Having trailed the Blitzboks 10-0 at half-time, Argentina scored two converted tries to win 14-10 and seal first place on the overall Sevens Series standings.
For the first time in their history, Argentina are #HSBCSVNS League winners! @lospumas7arg pic.twitter.com/N016ujYb1Y
— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) May 5, 2024
According to the new structure of the 2023-24 season, Los Pumas will be crowned as the league winners, but the Series title will still go down to the winner-takes-all final tournament in Madrid from 31 May-2 June, which will involve the Blitzboks.
Finishing sixth in Singapore, the Blitzboks took 12 points from the tournament, their second-best finish of the season.
Coming into the game with nothing to lose after a quarter-final defeat, the Springbok Sevens flew into an early lead when Dylan Sage found Tiaan Pretorius out wide with a wonderfully floated pass.
Siviwe Soyizwapi went over a couple of minutes later to give the Blitzboks a handy 10-point lead at the break.
However, after South Africa wasted an excellent opportunity from a lineout near Argentina’s tryline in the second half, Los Pumas went upfield to get themselves on the board with a try under the posts.
Argentina piled the pressure onto South Africa’s breakdown and it paid dividends when Tobias Wade scored a self-converted try from a turnover near the tryline, giving Los Pumas the lead with seconds to play.
THEY’VE DONE IT
Such an emotional reaction as Argentina and head coach Santiago Gómez Cora celebrate their nation’s first ever #HSBCSVNS league title #HSBCSVNSSGP pic.twitter.com/JPOjGMPrlk
— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) May 5, 2024
The game went into overtime as the Blitzboks tried to snatch a victory, but Argentina won another breakdown turnover to seal a fifth-place finish in Singapore and first on the overall standings.
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Argentina produced a second-half comeback to beat the Blitzboks in the fifth-place playoff at the Singapore Sevens and claim the Series league title on Sunday.
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