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Marcos Moneta
Date of birth20 March 2000 Argentina
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018− [San Andres] 5 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Argentina U20
Correct as of 27 July 2021
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2018– 2024 Argentina
Correct as of 27 July 2021
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's rugby sevens
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Argentina boys

Marcos Moneta (born 7 March 2000) is an Argentine rugby sevens player.[1][2][3] He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Moneta received World Rugby's Men’s Sevens Player of the Year award for 2021.[4][5]

Career

Moneta represented Argentina at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and was part of the Argentine team which defeated France 24-14 in the final to claim the gold medal in the boys rugby sevens tournament.[6] He was also named in Argentine senior rugby sevens squad for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. In 2021, he scored a hattrick of tries in a match against Kenya in the final of the Mi Visión del Juego final and was also the MVP of the tournament.[7]

Moneta was also selected to Argentina squad to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's rugby sevens tournament.[8][9] He was also subsequently part of the Argentine side which claimed bronze medal after defeating Great Britain 17-12 in the third place match at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10][11] It was also the first ever Olympic medal for Argentina in rugby sevens.[12]

Moneta competed for Argentina at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[13] 03-04 mejor CAMADA DE SRC [14]

References

  1. ^ worldrugby.org. "Argentina - Marcos Moneta (1) | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Rugby Sevens MONETA Marcos". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Marcos Moneta". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ worldrugby.org. "Marcos Moneta is feeling on top of the world after award - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Marcos Moneta and Anne-Cecile Ciofani crowned". PlanetRugby. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ "results of 2018 Summer Youth Olympics rugby sevens final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ "ARN Player of the Week – Marcos Moneta". Americas Rugby News. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Men's sevens squads". World Rugby. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Without the crowd's roar, Tokyo Olympians search for spirit". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Rugby Sevens - Great Britain vs Argentina - Bronze Medal Match Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ^ Richardson, Charles (28 July 2021). "Argentina snatch men's sevens bronze in narrow victory over Great Britain as Fiji retain gold". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Great Britain miss bronze in rugby sevens after defeat to Argentina". The Independent. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Argentina roster for Rugby World Cup Sevens". Americas Rugby News. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Three Argentines named in World Sevens 2023 Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.


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