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Argentina Women Clinch Nairobi SVNS 2 Title, Seize Series Lead

The win positions Las Yaguaretés to qualify through March’s stages for the season-ending finals.

Overview

  • Argentina finished Nairobi with four wins from five matches, falling to South Africa in extra time in the last game yet topping the stage to reach 20 points overall.
  • SVNS 2 features six teams playing round-robin at each stop, with the top four after three stages advancing to the World Championship finals against the eight elite sides.
  • Montevideo hosts the next stage on March 21–22, followed by São Paulo the following week, as Argentina aims to cement a top-four series finish.
  • World Rugby named Sofía González the tournament’s best player in Nairobi, and Cristal Escalante led Argentina with four tries.
  • Head coach Nahuel García credited defensive intensity and a focused core-player project by the UAR, reiterating the program’s objective of earning promotion to SVNS 1.