Santiago Gómez Cora

Santiago Gómez Cora (born July 25, 1978) is a former rugby sevens player for Argentina. He held the career record for number of tries scored on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit with 230 until May 21, 2016 when Kenyan Collins injera took the spot.[1] He also ranks among the top five players in career points and in appearances.

Not to be confused with Santiago Gómez Cou.

Santiago Gómez Cora
Santiago Gómez Cora at the 2008 USA Sevens
Date of birth (1978-07-25) July 25, 1978
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Argentina
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2000-2010 Argentina 7s
Coaching career
Years Team
2013-present
2013		 Argentina 7s sevens
Argentina Women's sevens

Gómez Cora also played full-back for the Pumas in fifteens. In March 2008 it was confirmed he would move to Welsh club Ospreys.

Coaching

In September 2013, Gómez Cora became head coach of the Argentina national rugby sevens team.[2] Gómez Cora has previously coached the Argentina women's rugby sevens team. In addition to his duties with Argentina's national teams, he works with Serevi Rugby, a training and development program founded by Fiji legend Waisale Serevi; he is based in Buenos Aires and operates the organization's Latin American efforts.[3]

References
  1. "All Time Player Tries". IRB.com. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  2. IRB.com, Gómez Cora new Puma Sevens coach, Sep. 13, 2013, http://www.irbsevens.com/news/newsid=2068727.html
  3. "Biographies: Santiago Gomez Cora". Serevi Rugby. Retrieved February 12, 2014.


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