There was heartbreak for the Springbok women's team at the Rugby World Cup as they suffered a last-gasp 21-17 loss to Fiji in their pool clash on Sunday. | Sport24news
There was heartbreak for the Springbok women's team at the Rugby World Cup as they suffered aAfter taking a 17-14 lead with two minutes left in the match, thanks to a penalty from Libbie Janse van Rensburg, hearts were broken as Fiji scored a converted try from the kick-off to secure the win. Speaking after the game, South African coach Stanley Raubenheimer acknowledged that the loss was a bitter pill to swallow but gave credit to Fiji for fighting to the end.
Raubenheimer believes South Africa could have secured the win if they had stuck more to their game plan. "We will do our medicals this evening and regroup in the morning. We still have a massive test match to play against England," he said.
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