The Blitzboks limped to another disappointing defeat at the Sevens World Cup in Cape Town after they went down 26-19 to Argentina in their 5th/8th place playoff on Sunday. | Sport24news
That result leaves them with one match remaining - against either France or Samoa - for 7th place in what will be coach Neil Powell's last match with the national side.
The Blitzboks, stunned by Ireland in the quarter-final the night before, were rocked once more when Argentina scored the first try of the game after just 18 seconds. This time, however, the Blitzboks found a way back and tries from JC Pretorius and Angelo Davids - there was one conversion from Ronald Brown - saw the scores locked at 12-12 as the sides headed into half-time.
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