Spain is left out of the semis in the Perth Rugby 7 Series

The Spanish rugby 7 team has not been able to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament Perth (Australia), fourth stage of the regular phase of the World Seriesdespite having won against Argentina (26-19)since they had previously lost against South Africa (14-33) and Fiji (24-26).

Spain had few options in its debut against South Africa, since the current world champion made a difference in the first five minutes thanks to the tries of Shilton van Wykwho completed a direct attack from the scrum, and David Brits, unmarked along the right wing.

Jeremy Trevithick, top scorer of last week’s tournament in Singapore, showed he was still in style with a double that balanced the score between the end of the first half and the beginning of the second but The ‘Blitzbokke’ killed the match with new scores from Zain Davids, Zander Reynders and Luan Giliomee (14-33).

The national team held on to the scoreboard against Fiji until the final two minutes, when the Olympic runners-up took the lead for the first time and won despite Trevithick’s final try, the third of his own, since Juanchín Ramos failed the transformation that would have sent the game to overtime (24-26).

The Marbella wing surpassed his pair to advance the ‘Lions’ in the first play and benefited from the temporary exclusion of Joseva Talacolo to score a second try, although Sevuloni Mocenacagi closed the gap still outnumbered and Viwa Naduvalo he tied it after stealing the ensuing kickoff.

Still in the first part, Gabriel Rocaries He started from the base of the scrum to score a beautiful solo try but the Fijians monopolized possession in the second half and managed, thanks to a double from Kavekini Tanivanuakulabreak the resistance of the Spanish defense.

Spain won its fifth consecutive victory against Argentina in the duel to avoid the last place in group A, despite the fact that the South Americans took advantage of their dominance of the aerial game to score two tries, through Marcos Moneta and Santino Zangarain just over a minute (0-14).

Jeremy Trevithick He continued with his recital and opened the Spanish scoring by scoring his twentieth try of the season, with which he placed himself at the top of the circuit’s scoring table, but Moneta fished the oval five meters from the goal area to put the scoreboard at a disturbing 7-19 at halftime.

The second half, however, was a recital by the Spanish team, which suffocated Argentina with its defensive pressure and came back thanks to three goals scored by Jaime Manteca, the inevitable Trevithick and Paco Cosculluelawhich sealed the final 26-19 by culminating in a scrum exit by Juanchín Ramos on the closed side.