Blitzboks lose again on Sunday — after shock defeat against Ireland. Read here for the full story:
after winning Commonwealth Game gold a few weeks ago, were soundly beaten by Argentina on Sunday, leaving them to fight it out for the minor places in the tournament.Argentina won 26-19 after the core were level at 12-12 at the break.
The men from South America powered into a 12-0 lead with tries by Luciano Gonzalez and Joaquin de la Vega, but before the break South Africa were level after tries by JC Pretorius and Angelo Davids. Matias Osadczuk then put Argentina ahead again after the restart before Blitzboks player Shaun Williams powered over for the hosts. It was not to be a fairy tale finish though as Gonzalez sealed the win for his team with a fourth team try at the end.
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