Debutant Beltrán Ortega is called by the national team for the last tour of the season

Beltran Ortegadefender of the VRAC Entrepinares Cheeseswho has not made his debut as a full international, is the big news in the call-up of the Spanish rugby 7 team for the last tour of the season. In this the world champion of the modality will be decided.

The national coach, Paco Hernandezhas included Ortega, a 21-year-old from Valladolid, among the 14 players named for the last two tournaments of the final phase of the World Series, which will be played next weekend, May 30 and 31, at the stadium Jose Zorrilla from his hometown and in Bordeaux (France) between June 5 and 7.

The presence of Ortega, first cousin of the captain of Spain, Juanchin Ramoscomes to alleviate the two important absences of Eduardo Lopez and Roberto Poncethe two national team players who were injured in the Hong Kong stage played at the beginning of April.

In addition to Ortega and Ramos, the Granada coach has called two other players from Valladolid to compete at his home: Jaime Mantecaa regular, and Juan Martineza center from El Salvador who was a fixture in his plans between 2019 and 2024, but who abandoned the permanent concentration of the national team two seasons ago.

The list is completed Tobías Sainz-Trápaga, Josep Serres, Angel Muzzle, Paco Cosculluela, Manu Moreno, Jeremy Trevithick, Enrique Bolinches, Gabriel Rocaries, Anton Legorburu and Pol Pla.

After the first of the three stages of the final phase, the Spanish rugby 7 team – current world runners-up – occupies third place in a classification led by South Africa followed by Argentina.