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Blitzboks blown out of the water at Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast — The golden sunset the Blitzboks were supposed to give Team SA on the final day of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday first turned bronze and then it went black. All Black. The defending champions from Glasgow 2014 travelled to the Robina Stadium in Gold Coast with SA clinging to fifth spot on the medals table with 13 gold medals‚ one more than New Zealand‚ which had more silvers and bronze. The SA sevens team had to take the men’s gold and then hope the New Zealanders won no more than one gold from the women’s sevens and the women’s doubles squash. But the Blitzboks‚ who top the World Sevens Series rankings‚ did not even get close‚ faltering in the semifinal against Fiji‚ a team they have not beaten so far this calendar year. By early in the second half they were down 0-19‚ although they fought back well, with Rosko Specman scoring two tries and Dylan Sage going over once to force the match into extra time. But careless play allowed the move that led to Amenoni Nasilasila...
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