'Disappointed' Blitzboks finish with flourish in London: The Springbok Sevens team shrugged off the disappointment of not making the quarterfinals at the HSBC London Sevens with two big wins on Sunday to claim ninth spot at Twickenham as the World Rugby…
While Ngcobo would have been happy with the performances on Sunday, he pointed out some shortcomings that ended up costing his team dearly on Saturday.
“We've been relentless on attack. We score tries and take the lead in our matches but then we don't put our opponents away. The South Africans started the day with a 29-7 win over Japan in the ninth-place semifinal. They looked composed and scored five tries against the Japanese team, with Ronald Brown grabbing a first-half brace.
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