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| Union | Argentine Rugby Union | ||
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| Emblem | Puma | ||
| Coach | Santiago Gómez Cora | ||
| Captain | Santiago Álvarez | ||
| Mostcaps | Santiago Gómez Cora (61) | ||
| Top scorer | Santiago Gómez Cora (1,178) | ||
| Most tries | Santiago Gómez Cora (230) | ||
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| Appearances | 8 (First in1993) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2009) | ||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2020 Tokyo | Team |
| Rugby Sevens World Cup | ||
 | 2009 Dubai | Team |
| 2001 Mar del Plata | Team |
| World Games | ||
| 2013 Cali | |
| 2005 Duisburg | |
| Rugby Sevens South American | ||
 | 2006 Asunción | |
| 2007 Viña del Mar | |
| 2008 Punta del Este | |
| 2009 S J dos Campos | |
| 2010 Mar del Plata | |
| 2011 Bento Gonçalves | |
| 2013 Rio de Janeiro | |
| 2014 Santiago | |
| 2015 Santa Fe | |
| 2019 Santiago | |
| 2020 Valparaíso | |
| 2012 Rio de Janeiro | |
| Pan American Games | ||
| 2019 Lima | |
| 2011 Guadalajara | |
| 2015 Toronto | |
TheArgentina national rugby sevens team competes in theWorld Rugby Sevens Series, in theRugby World Cup Sevens, and, beginning in 2016, in theSummer Olympics.
The Argentinerugby sevens team has had some success in theWorld Rugby Sevens Series, finishing third in 2003–04, and finishing among the top six teams in five out of six seasons from 2003–04 to 2008–09. Argentina won theUSA Sevens tournament in 2004 and again in 2009. During its peak, the Argentine team was led bySantiago Gómez Cora, who is ranked all-time first in tries (230), fifth in points (1,178), and third in appearances (61).
Argentina's best finish at theRugby World Cup Sevens came in 2009, when the team reached the finals and finished as runners up.
(*): asterisk indicates a shared placing
| Olympic Games record | ||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2016 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 2020 | Bronze medal match | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 2024 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Bronze medal match | 3/3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2016 | Pool stage |  Argentina17 – 14 United States | Win |
| Pool stage | Argentina14 – 21 Fiji | Loss | |
| Pool stage | Argentina31 – 0 Brazil | Win | |
| Quarter-finals | Argentina0 – 5 Great Britain | Loss | |
| 5–8th place playoff Semi-final | Argentina26 – 21 Australia | Win | |
| 5–8th place playoff Fifth place | Argentina14 – 17 New Zealand | Loss | |
| 2020 | Pool stage | Argentina29 – 19 Australia | Win |
| Pool stage | Argentina14 – 35 New Zealand | Loss | |
| Pool stage | Argentina56 – 0 South Korea | Win | |
| Quarter-finals | Argentina19 – 14 South Africa | Win | |
| Semi-finals | Argentina14 – 26 Fiji | Loss | |
| Bronze medal | Argentina17 – 12 Great Britain | Win | |
| 2024 | Pool stage | Argentina31 – 12 Kenya | Win |
| Pool stage | Argentina28 – 12 Samoa | Win | |
| Pool stage | Argentina14 – 22 Australia | Loss | |
| 5th–8th place playoff semi-final | Argentina12 – 17 New Zealand | Loss | |
| 5th–8th place playoff Seventh place | Argentina19 – 0 United States | Win | |
| Quarter-finals | Argentina14 – 26 France | Loss | |
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |
 1993 | Plate final | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
 1997 | Plate quarters | 13* | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Semifinals |  | 7* | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
 2005 | Quarterfinal | 5* | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
 2009 | Final |  | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
 2013 | Plate semifinal | 11* | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Quarterfinal | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5th Place Final | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/8 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0 | |
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2011 | Final | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2015 | Final | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2019 | Final |  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
 2023 | Final | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| 2001[1] | did not participate | ||||||||
 2005 | Third playoff | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2009 | Third playoff | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2013 [2] | Final | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |||
Argentina is a "core team" on the World Rugby Sevens Series. Their best season was the2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series, when they finished second.
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| Americas | Argentine event | |||||||
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| XI 09–10 | XII 10–11 | XIII 11–12 | XIV 12–13 | XV 13–14 | |
| 7th* Dubai | 9th Dubai | 4th Dubai | 9th Dubai | 5th Dubai | |
| rd* George | 6th George | 11th* Port Elizabeth | 4th Port Elizabeth | 4th Port Elizabeth | |
| 11th* Wellington | 7th* Wellington | 11th* Wellington | 7th* Wellington | 7th* Wellington | |
| rd* Adelaide | 6th Adelaide | 9th Gold Coast | 5th Gold Coast | 11th* Gold Coast | |
| 11th* Los Angeles | 7th* Las Vegas | 6th Las Vegas | 6th Las Vegas | 7th* Las Vegas | |
| – | – | – | cancelled† Mar Del Plata | – | |
| 13th* Hong Kong | 13th* Hong Kong | 6th Hong Kong | 13th* Hong Kong | 11th* Hong Kong | |
| – | – | 7th* Tokyo | 10th Tokyo | 13th Tokyo | |
| 6th Edinburgh | 11th* Edinburgh | 7th* Glasgow | 6th Glasgow | 10th Glasgow | |
| rd* London | 7th* London | 4th London | 7th* London | 10th London | |
| 8/8 62 pts 7th[3] | 8/8 38 pts 8th[4] | 9/9 92 pts 7th[5] | 9/9 84 pts 10th[6] | 9/9 75 pts 9th[7] | |
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| XVI 14–15 | XVII 15–16 | XVIII 16–17 | XIX 17–18 | XX 18–19 | |
| 5th Dubai | 7th* Dubai | 11th* Dubai | 11th* Dubai | 7th* Dubai | |
| 4th Port Elizabeth | nd Cape Town | 10th Cape Town | nd Cape Town | 9th Cape Town | |
| 10th Wellington | 6th Wellington | 5th Wellington | 10th Hamilton | 11th* Hamilton | |
| 6th Gold Coast | 5th Sydney | 7th* Sydney | rd Sydney | 9th Sydney | |
| 10th Las Vegas | 7th* Las Vegas | 7th* Las Vegas | nd Las Vegas | 4th Las Vegas | |
| – | 7th* Vancouver | 6th Vancouver | 7th* Vancouver | 7th* Vancouver | |
| 7th* Hong Kong | 9th Hong Kong | 6th Hong Kong | 5th Hong Kong | 5th Hong Kong | |
| 14th Tokyo | 4th Singapore | 13th Singapore | 14th Singapore | 7th* Singapore | |
| 10th Glasgow | 4th Paris | 9th Paris | 9th Paris | 7th* Paris | |
| 10th London | 6th London | 7th* London | 11th* London | 11th* London | |
| 9/9 80 pts 8th[8] | 10/10 119 pts 5th | 10/10 90 pts 9th | 10/10 105 pts 7th | 10/10 94 pts 9th | |
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The following players have been selected to represent Argentina during the2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.
Note: Caps reflect the total number ofSVNS events competed in as of the2023 Dubai Sevens.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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| Santiago Álvarez (c) | Forward | (1994-02-17)17 February 1994 (age 31) | 56 | Unattached |
| Luciano González | Forward | (1997-04-10)10 April 1997 (age 28) | 49 | Unattached |
| Santiago Mare | Forward | (1996-10-21)21 October 1996 (age 29) | 28 | Unattached |
| Marcos Moneta | Forward | (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (age 25) | 21 | Unattached |
| Matías Osadczuk | Forward | (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (age 28) | 36 | Unattached |
| Germán Schulz | Forward | (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (age 31) | 63 | Unattached |
| Tomás Elizalde | Back | (2000-11-18)18 November 2000 (age 25) | 9 | Unattached |
| Agustín Fraga | Back | (2002-03-06)6 March 2002 (age 23) | 18 | Unattached |
| Matteo Graziano | Back | (2001-07-21)21 July 2001 (age 24) | 14 | Unattached |
| Alejo Lavayén | Back | (2000-05-05)5 May 2000 (age 25) | 10 | Unattached |
| Joaquín Pellandini | Back | (1999-05-27)27 May 1999 (age 26) | 12 | Unattached |
| Gastón Revol | Back | (1986-11-26)26 November 1986 (age 38) | 99 | Unattached |
| Tobías Wade | Back | (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 (age 26) | 15 | Unattached |
The following shows leading career Argentina players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.
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| 2004 USA | Home Depot Center | Los Angeles | Argentina | 21–12 | New Zealand |
| 2009 USA | Petco Park | San Diego | Argentina | 19–14 |  England |
| 2022 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | Argentina | 29–10 | Fiji |
| 2023 New Zealand | Waikato Stadium | Hamilton | Argentina | 14–12 | New Zealand |
| 2023 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | Argentina | 33–21 | France |
| 2023 London | Twickenham Stadium | London | Argentina | 35–14 | Fiji |
| 2023 South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | Argentina | 45–12 | Australia |
| 2024 Australia | HBF Park | Perth | Argentina | 31–5 | Australia |
| 2024 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | Argentina | 36–12 | New Zealand |
| 2025 Australia | HBF Park | Perth | Argentina | 41–5 | Australia |
| 2025 Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | Argentina | 19–12 | South Africa |
| 2025 Hong Kong | Kai Tak Stadium | Hong Kong | Argentina | 12–7 | France |
^a Rugby sevens was discontinued at theWorld Games after 2013 due to the sport returning to the Olympics in 2016.
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