Gomez Cora to miss Coral Coast 7s, pools confirmed

Gomez Cora to miss Coral Coast 7s, pools confirmed


The announcement was made on the official Coral Coast 7s Facebook page yesterday.

Argentina 7s head coach Santiago Gomez Cora. Photo: Coral Coast Sevens

2025 McDonalds Fiji Coral Coast ambassador Santiago Gomez Cora will not be present at the three-day tournament next week.

This followed instructions by his doctor following an emergency surgery; the Argentina sevens head coach is restricted medically to travel for at least a month.

“We send Santiago our best wishes in his recovery and we look forward to seeing you down in Fiji in 2026.”

The announcement was made on the official Coral Coast 7s Facebook page yesterday.

Meanwhile, the Fiji 7s team headlines Pool A with the New Zealand sevens team 2; the other two teams in the same pool are Tuva and Brothers.

Pool B sees NZ Sevens 1, Drua 7s, Seattle Barbarians and Colo West while POOL MC: BLK Lavidi, Manu Samoa 7s, Bula bay 7s, Ratu Filise,
The Aussie Select 7s and McDonalds Mike Friday Select 7s are the two overseas team in Pool D; Devo Babas and Taikita Brothers 7s completes the pool.

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