Cape Town — Despite finishing third at their home tournament in Cape Town‚ the second stop on the 2018/2019 HSBC World Series‚ there was an air of satisfaction about the Blitzbok camp. The Blitzboks lost 17-12 to Fiji in the semifinals, but beat New Zealand 10-5 in the bronze medal match to close some ground on the overall standings. It was an improvement on the previous week’s sixth place in Dubai, but SA still lost two matches — against Fiji in the semi and their final Pool match against New Zealand. Fiji won the Cape Town leg with a 29-16 victory over the US in the final‚ but the Americans head the overall World Series standings after making the final in Dubai and Cape Town. SA are nine points off the US after two rounds and fifth overall with 29 points. In a year when the top four teams on the standings earn automatic qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics‚ it is a worrying start for the Blitzboks. Captain Philip Snyman‚ who missed day two in Cape Town with a shoulder injury‚...
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