Team USA Rugby Sevens Places Eighth At 2024 Paris Olympics
Jul 27, 2024, 10:35 AM
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Malacchi Esdale of Team United States looks on during the Men’s Rugby Sevens Men's Placing 5-8 match between Ireland and United States on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
(Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
PARIS, France – Team USA Rugby Sevens fell to Argentina, 19-0, to place eighth at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The U.S. ended its Olympic run with three straight losses and finished with a 1-4-1 overall record.
Argentina place 7th at #Paris2024! 🤩👏#RugbySevens pic.twitter.com/tDlcxiF4KX
— Rugby Sevens (@SVNSSeries) July 27, 2024
Team USA Can’t Get On Board In Loss To Argentina
Even though there was only one try scored, it was an action-packed first half between the U.S. and Argentina.
Team USA nearly struck first after two minutes. Aaron Cummings dove toward the try-line but a video review showed he didnt get the ball down.
The U.S. continued to make a lot of progress with the ball but ultimately never scored. There were three or four legitimate chances that Team USA had in the first half but was unable to capitalize on.
As the opening half was winding down, Argentina finally broke through for the first try of the game. Matias Osadczuk was the try-scorer and Tobias Wade made it 7-0 with the conversion kick.
Australia lead by 7 at the half, seven more minutes to make some magic!
— USA Rugby (@USARugby) July 27, 2024
The second half was considerably less competitive.
It took just over a minute for Argentina to add to its score. Once again, it was Osadczuk and Wade combining for seven points.
Team USA didn’t get nearly as many scoring looks in the second half while Argentina kept a similar pace.
With less than two minutes left, Argentina’s Rodrigo Isgro ran in a try to make it a three-possession lead and put the game out of reach.
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