SEVENS WORLD CUP
Blitzboks settle for bronze
The quest for World Cup glory will have to wait four more years
The Blitzboks cannot be accused of choking‚ especially in light of the way they won the World Series for a third time earlier in 2018. But their semifinal elimination against England at the World Cup in San Francisco on Sunday was an uncharacteristically poor performance. However the Blitzboks bounced back from their 29-7 loss to England, which denied them a place in the World Cup final for the first time since 1997, with a stirring bronze medal win over Fiji. The Blitzboks were back to their best in the 24-19 victory after a badly timed slump against England. The quest for World Cup glory, though, will have to wait four more years. New Zealand‚ as they often do in big tournaments‚ won the Melrose Cup 33-12 against England‚ to add to their Commonwealth Games gold medal. But for SA it was a case of what might have been. Neil Powell’s team went into the semifinal high on confidence after resounding wins over Ireland (45-7) and Scotland (36-5). They started strongly against England, wi...
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