LThe qualification of the United States for the quarterfinals in Singapore, seventh and final stage of the regular phase of the World Seriesleads the Spanish rugby 7 team to compete the tournament to remain on the circuit that will be held in Madrid in four weeks.
Spain, which has lost its two games on the opening day in the Southeast Asian city-state (7-31 with South Africa and 12-17 against France)had to take eleven points from the Americans, whose eighth place marks salvation, an option that vanishes with the Americans already classified for the quarterfinals.
South Africa demonstrated in Spain’s debut that it is in ascending form ahead of the Pre-Olympic in mid-June in Monaco, where it will be the main rival of the ‘Leone7s’whom he beat without any problems in a game that ended after two minutes due to an attack from the base of the melee. Selwyn Davids.
A test of Dewald Human on the edge of half-time he punished the indiscipline of the Spaniards in the first half and the score soared in the resumption with marks of Impi Visser, Tristan Leyds and Rosko Specmanto which he replied to save his face, with the clock already at zero, Enrique Bolinches (7-31).
In the match against France, Pol Pla dropped, with the clock already at zero, the ball that could have given Spain its first victory against the French national team in the fourth trans-Pyrenean derby of the seasonin which victory once again smiled upon the French thanks to the two seventy-meter races of their sprinter Joachim Trouabal.
Juan Mart�nez He scored from the midfield position to give Spain an early advantage, Trouabal responded on the brink of half-time and Ryan Rebbadj, the French captainstole the kickoff to start the second period to put his team ahead with a score between the sticks.
The first key play of the match was a failed kick by Martínez, who did not find the ‘touche’ on a penalty hit. Thibaud Mazzoleni launched the counterattack and unloaded towards Trouabal, who easily overtook Tobías Sainz-Tr�paga in a disparate duel due to the difference in kilos with the Madrid striker.
Enrique Bolinches and Manu Moreno They combined on the left end for the second Spanish try, which tightened the score (12-17) with less than two minutes remaining, which passed with the ‘Leone7s’ crashing again and again against the French defense, until Pla committed the ‘avant’ that put an end to hopes.
The girls, without options against New Zealand and Canada
On the other hand, the Spanish women’s rugby 7 team has lost against New Zealand (7-38) and Canada (7-28) its first two games of the Singapore tournament and will have to fight during the weekend to avoid last place.
Despite the resounding score against the New Zealand Olympic champions, Spain had an excellent first half in its debut at the National Stadium in Singapore, symbolized by a break in the center of the rival defense by Paula Requena which was about to culminate with a rehearsal from end to end of the field.
The defender of Coru��s CRAT died two meters from the goal area, stopped by A defensive intervention by Stacey Waaka, who made the tackle, caused the penalty hit for holding the oval and allowed the ‘Black Ferns’ counterattack, culminated between the sticks by Tysha Ikenasio.
The ‘Leona7s’, however, did not give up and mounted another offensive upon receiving the center kick that led Juana Stella, who helped Jimena Blanco tiealthough the oceanic team got the victory back on track before the break with a brand by Jorja Miller and the second essay by Ikenasio.
In the second half, Spain showed the effort made in the first seven minutes and conceded after new attempts through Stacey Waaka, Michaela Blyde and Alena Saili that raised the final score to 7-38.
The performance of the Spanish team was worse against Canada, which took the lead in the minute of play through Carissa Norsten and allowed herself the luxury of doubling the income with an Alysha Corrigan brand when she was outnumbered due to the temporary exclusion of Krissy Scurfield by charging in the air Marta Cantabrana.
Norsten increased the North Americans’ lead at the beginning of the second period, after collecting a piston pass from Charity Williamsthe ‘Leona7s’ erased zero from the score thanks to Amaya Erbina when Olivia De Couvreur faced a new exclusion and Scurfield closed the account (7-28) in the last action of the match.
