Argentina beat England 19-14 in the final of the USA Sevens in San Diego to claim their second Sevens World Series title.
England and South Africa locked at the top
Argentina beat England 19-14 in the final of the USA Sevens in San Diego to claim their second Sevens World Series title.
Trailing 14-5 at the break, the Pumas hit back with tries through Martin Rodrigues and Lucas Amorosino, before their defence muscled up to hold England at bay for five minutes.
Tom Biggs and Ben Gollings had both scored first-half tries for England, either side of one by Argentina captain Santiago Gomez Cora.
In the semi-finals England performed their own comeback to turn around a 12-0 deficit to beat South Africa 22-19, while Argentina overcame hosts the United States 19-14 thanks to a late try from Gomez Cora.
The win opens up the race for the 2008-09 World Series, as England and South Africa are now joint-top on 60 points, eight clear of New Zealand on 52. Argentina lie fourth with 48 ahead of Fiji, Kenya and the USA, who take 12 points from their home event.
Plate
Meanwhile, New Zealand beat Kenya in the final of the Plate 22-7. The Kiwis led 12-0 at the break after two tries by Viliame Waqaseduadua and, although Viliame Waqaseduadua pulled one back for the Kenyans, Waqaseduadua struck again and a fourth try for Ben Souness rounded off a convincing win.
Earlier, New Zealand trailed Fiji 14-5 at half-time in their semi-final but after the break Waqaseduadua scored two tries and another from Chad Tuoro took them clear.
Kenya also had to come from behind against Samoa to reach the final as second-half tries from Sidney Ashioya and Injera earned them a 17-12 victory.
