SA's women's team suffered more disappointment when they lost their Challenge quarterfinal at the World Cup Sevens on Saturday.
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SA's Zintle Mpupha in action during the Women's Challenge quarterfinals match against Japan on day 2 of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on September 10, 2022.SA's women's team suffered more disappointment when they lost their Challenge quarterfinal at the World Cup Sevens on Saturday morning.
Having been knocked out of the Cup with a defeat to France on Friday, they fell short 14-12 to Japan who defended stoutly in the closing stages of the tense encounter. Coach Paul Delport would have cut an exasperated figure as the final whistle drew closer with his team on the attack but failing to apply the finishing touches for the win.
Basic errors kept dogging his team but to be fair, Japan punched above their weight by defending resolutely.
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