Blitzboks fall at last hurdle
10 Dec 2011
GARETH DUNCAN, reporting from the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, watched the Blitzboks concede a last-minute try in a 31-26 Cup final defeat to New Zealand on day two of the PE Sevens.
The inaugural PE Sevens finished in 20 minutes of madness.
Ahead and during this fixture, the crowd created a magical atmosphere – something that was missing throughout the weekend’s festivities. The St Georges band arrived late during the day and their presence ignited an electric mood around the park, especially with the large All Blacks club who sat themselves in the seats below them. It was a fitting stage for the Blitzboks and New Zealand, who were clearly the two best teams at the tournament.
For New Zealand, it was their eighth consecutive Cup final appearance while it was only the hosts’ third in their history, having previously won one and lost one – both to the former. And on this occasion, the Kiwis went on to win their ninth South African leg Cup title thanks to Tomasi Cama, who scored and converted a try in the last move of the game.
It was a close contest in the first half, which ended 17-14 at the break in the Kiwis’ favour. DJ Forbes led from the front and powered over for the opening try, which was cancelled out by Bernado Botha’s finish. The hosts were then dealt a blow when Boom Prinsloo was yellow-carded for a professional foul at the breakdown.
From a defending scrum, the Blitzboks crumbled and Cama capitalized to dive over for his first five-pointer. Once South Africa returned to seven men, Botha went on to score his fourth try of the tournament – but New Zealand held a slender half-time lead after Frank Halai crossed the chalk.
The Blitzboks dominated the early parts of the second half, surging into a 26-17 lead with Steven Hunt and Cecil Afrika running over from close range. But defensive lapses at the death saw Halai and Cama complete their braces, the latter score a controversial one as a few South African players believed they were tripped during the final play. But Australian referee Anthony Moyes waved play on as Cama broke South African hearts.
The day’s results sees Fiji and New Zealand share the World Series table lead with 51 log points each. The Fijians performed badly on day two, which ended with a 48-0 thrashing from Wales in the Plate final. The Blitzboks find themselves third on the table with 48 log points while England (47) and France (38) trail closely behind.
Earlier in the day, the Springbok Sevens downed Samoa 12-7 in the Cup semi-final.
It was a physical clash and one the hosts handled well as they kept the game tight and capitalised on favourable field position. They spent most of the first half in Samoa’s 22m area, and they finished two scoring opportunities to take a 12-0 half-time lead. A Branco du Preez side step and break opened the scoring while Botha showed great power out wide to finish in the corner. Samoa ended the half with six men when Afa Aiono was sin-binned for striking Kyle Brown with the forearm.
After the second stanza restart, South Africa placed a greater emphasis on restricting the Pacific Islanders – which they did to great effect. Samoa struggled to break into the hosts’ red zone but managed to score a late try through Paul Perez. The Blitzboks, however, still did enough for a place in the Cup final
In their first match of the day, Cecil Afrika scored two crucial tries in the Springbok Sevens’ 26-12 win over France in the Cup quarter-final.
Coming off a 19-5 Cup defeat to the French in the same fixture at the Dubai Sevens last weekend, the Blitzboks ended on top on this occasion thanks to their hometown playmaker. But it didn’t come easy, as an attacking error saw Terry Bouhraoua put the opposition 5-0 ahead.
An Afrika run set up Boom Prinsloo minutes later while the former also dotted down after sniping a gap. But Renaud Delmas finished off a late attack, which capitalised on the hosts’ shaky rearguard. The half-time score read 12-12.
The Blitzboks produced a strong second half showing to seal their place in the top four. Brilliant stepping from Afrika saw the speedster grab his 70th World Series try while Botha finished off proceedings after chasing down a Du Preez chip.
Blitzboks’ fixtures, day two:
Cup quarter-final: South Africa 26 France 12
Cup semi-final: South Africa 12 Samoa 0
Cup final: South Africa 26 New Zealand 31
Click here for all day two fixtures and results
1,234 Comments
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11 Dec 2011, 03:19 am
@poppa69-350: Nope, just “reminiscing” about your Mum… But hey they all like HG…
11 Dec 2011, 03:19 am
@Heavens Game-349: get amongst HG? LMFAO, thats the funniest thing youve ever posted, did you do as they asked and got in the kitchen and cooked the women some farken eggs?
11 Dec 2011, 03:19 am
@Heavens Game-343:
Im just watching the replay now of that last minute try heart breaking for you HG you’ve got to stop spouting that big Aryan mouth of yours off.
11 Dec 2011, 03:20 am
@Heavens Game-351: nice one, so necrophilia is your thing is it? I wonder if my mums body would still be warm from the cremation ceremony?
what do you think scumbag?
11 Dec 2011, 03:22 am
@poppa69-352: Nope… They just sing Happy BDay to me… and they belong with my *******…. Nothing wrong with a bit of of blue-eyed blonde injection to keep things tidy…
11 Dec 2011, 03:22 am
@Heavens Game-355: ***** = sch.long
11 Dec 2011, 03:23 am
@NZINCHINA-353: Yup, hope you thanked the ref as always….
11 Dec 2011, 03:24 am
@Heavens Game-351: youre a complete cnut, uncalled for and much worse than any of my previous comments on this blog..
I hope someone in your family suffers with cancer for nine years, endures pleural effusion and then dies a horrible nasty death, like my mother did not more than 2 months ago..
you gutless cnut, absolute blond blue eyed SA racist piece of trash
11 Dec 2011, 03:26 am
@Heavens Game-357:
when you accept NZ are better rugby nation across the board, 7′s under 20′s, womans, reigning world champs etc etc life will get a whole lot easier for you, constantly fighting an uphill battle must be soul destroying
11 Dec 2011, 03:27 am
@poppa69-358: Oh yes… cry me a river sucker… Don’t come look for sympathy now…. Here let me spell it out for you poor, slightly illiterate “bro’s”:
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Get that?
11 Dec 2011, 03:28 am
@Heavens Game-351:
thats very poor the worst comment ever written on here, shame on you
11 Dec 2011, 03:28 am
@NZINCHINA-359: Nope, the Poms fcked up your ugly excuses for femininity six love….
The rest you can thank the refs…
11 Dec 2011, 03:30 am
@NZINCHINA-361: Oh, is that so… Nothing like a joke about AIDS here or there… Just a few million victims for Pooper to laugh about… Eh? You farken duplicitous Kiwi cnut… Typical…
11 Dec 2011, 03:32 am
@Heavens Game-362:
soul destroying though isnt it, you can’t compete with NZ across the board in rugby and you never will
11 Dec 2011, 03:33 am
@Heavens Game-363:
no hang your head in shame buddy you crossed the line
11 Dec 2011, 03:34 am
@NZINCHINA-364: Nope, no one can… A ref in the pocket here and there… Soon the sympathy will dry up though… and then its all over…
11 Dec 2011, 03:35 am
@Heavens Game-363: what joke about Aids? my joke was about SA’s shagging m.onkeys, thats how the disease started wasnt it?
ever since youve turned it into me making jokes about Aids, when quite clearly it was about your love triangle with the two silverbacks..
11 Dec 2011, 03:36 am
I’m off the stench around here is terrible.
11 Dec 2011, 03:36 am
@NZINCHINA-365: Oh did I. Compared to what… Pooper and his multiple dying Mum… The farker has a some family “tragedy” every time he gets this need for sympathy… But I will feed the little fckface, just for fun…. And fck you and your fantasy chingchongcha kathoey
11 Dec 2011, 03:37 am
@Heavens Game-366: laugh all your like about my mothers tragic death mate, showing your undoubted true colours for the world to see..
11 Dec 2011, 03:38 am
@poppa69-367: My love triangle with the two silverbacks??? What, what… Poppa, have you got two Mum’s… Can’t be… even for you, numbnut…
11 Dec 2011, 03:38 am
@Heavens Game-369: do I need to show you the farken death certificate you cnut?
11 Dec 2011, 03:39 am
@poppa69-370: Nope… I just don’t believe you… Rather too convenient for you and your typical sympathy seeking…
11 Dec 2011, 03:39 am
@Heavens Game-373: why would I joke about my mothers passing? you are farken sick…
Im emailing the mods now..
11 Dec 2011, 03:40 am
@poppa69-372: Relax Pooper… Sling us a couple of jokes about AIDS… or HIV… or something else you seem to find funny, you softcock….
11 Dec 2011, 03:41 am
@poppa69-374: Boo hoo… Go for it softy… You can give but you can’t take… eh?
11 Dec 2011, 03:43 am
@poppa69-374: Ummm… why would you even mention your no doubt dear mum on a blog like this, eh?
Other than a stretch for sympathy…
11 Dec 2011, 03:46 am
@poppa69-367: Here’s one of your “funnies”:
62.poppa69:
13 May 2011, 10:26 am @gunther(gunther)-59: why the mention of Spanishmaori honour? cant hide your inherent racism grunter… but keep trying.. and let it be known, that Aids originated out of Africa, so i think you guys were long into monkeyslapping before any kiwi…
11 Dec 2011, 03:48 am
@Heavens Game-377: you brought my mum into this thread mate, I didnt…
11 Dec 2011, 03:51 am
@Heavens Game-378: so how is that a joke about Aids? its obviously a joke about monkeyslapping, cant you comprehend simple english?
but continue, your desperation to try and justify your comment by posting one of mine that clearly shows no joke about Aids has done far more than I ever could..
thanks
11 Dec 2011, 03:53 am
@poppa69-379: You bring your Mum into a thread where you think its convenient….”Boo hoo, please feel sorry for me”,… Thats how it goes, eh?
It doesn’t work anymore… And email how many mods you like… Go ahead… Am just telling the simple truth.
11 Dec 2011, 03:54 am
@poppa69-380: I can find more than a couple more, you dishonest little cnut…
11 Dec 2011, 03:58 am
you brought my mum into this thread, NOT me
but continue.
11 Dec 2011, 03:59 am
@poppa69-383: You bring your Mum here repeatedly… for your own selfish purposes… Now wake up fool.
11 Dec 2011, 04:04 am
do I? please provide proof? I’ve mentioned she was dying of cancer a couple of times when others have made jokes about my mum.
but repeatedly? ok then. keep justifying your comment.
11 Dec 2011, 04:10 am
@poppa69-385: Nope… No justification… Silly stupid me… No matter how much you think AIDS is “****** spanking funny” I still should not make this personal, intentional or not, about your family that you may think is fit for public consumption….
11 Dec 2011, 04:10 am
@Heavens Game-386: ******=Mo.n.key
11 Dec 2011, 04:11 am
@Heavens Game-386: still cant comprehend English I see..
11 Dec 2011, 04:13 am
@poppa69-388: I am trying to communicate with you… It requires a bit of a step down…
11 Dec 2011, 04:20 am
@Heavens Game-389: I see you havent provided proof of my continual, repeated use of my mums death… that hole just keeps on getting bigger and bigger doesnt it?
11 Dec 2011, 04:25 am
This has turned into a fuckn joke this thread thanks to this racist fool HG.
Keo needs to sort this a$$hole out. He is showing that there is still the old South African fools yet to adapt to the new ways of South Africa.
MOst sites dont allow racism of any sort so really shows what Keo is all about letting this fool HG on all the time.
HG you need to learn a thing or two. Its all good being tough on the keyboard but i know for sure if you come across a kiwi where you talk your jive in their face, you will get punished.
I know for a fact you will cry like a little baby cowering in the corner.
11 Dec 2011, 04:29 am
@poppa69-390: Lets see… Just on this @poppa69-390: page… Post 354… 358… 370… 372… 374… 379…
Its almost like lets find a post where you don’t mention a self serving sympathy needing “tragedy”….
Now stop before you get hurt, fool.
11 Dec 2011, 04:30 am
@Hurricane-391: Fuckoff Hurricunt, you little sheepshagging shemale….
11 Dec 2011, 04:32 am
@Heavens Game-392: so thats your proof? laughable, do the voices in your head ever calm down?
11 Dec 2011, 04:33 am
@poppa69-394: Yup… Denial, eh? Sympathy seeking little serpentine softcock….
11 Dec 2011, 04:34 am
@Heavens Game-395: But I don’t expect you to actually be able to read… and then comprehend…
Non comprendo….
11 Dec 2011, 04:38 am
@Heavens Game-393:
Nope, not at all.
I have made you look a fool many times. I will continue.
Even a few on here have said for you to calm down on the racist remarks. But do you listen… nope.
On here have a look, only Maoris shag sheep, you have even bought the asians into it on here.
Reasons are, you are broken. Broken old fool that left SA due to the fact it is trying change.
Cant handle it.And whats just as funny is you get into a corner and go down the racist and name calling road. lol
Childish to say the least.
You better leave, dont you have to iron the white sheets, and do a bit of cross burning.
11 Dec 2011, 04:39 am
@Heavens Game-395: so what do you find funny about pleural effusion HG?
thats when fluid leaks into the chest cavity, preventing the lungs from expanding and slowly causing the sufferer to drown in their own fluids..
is it when they drain the fluid by placing a long needle from the back between the rib bones and then have to syringe the fluid out? or is it funny afterwards when they have to x-ray the lung to ensure that it wont collapse?
or do you find the countless hours in the chemotherapy ward funny? or is it the baldness from treatments such as taxol, tamoxifen, gencitibene, herceptin?
or is it funny when the suffere cannot walk more than two metres before being out of breath?
or is it funny when someones arm (lymphodeama sp?) swells to triple the size it normally is and they cant lift the arm? or is it funny when they are confined to the sitting room couch for the last 8 months of their life because they cannot lay horizontal due to the fluid on the lungs?
please, enlighten me as to which part is the funny part?
11 Dec 2011, 04:42 am
@Hurricane-397: Hahahaha…. Nope not onle Maoris shag sheep…. the whole of Kiwidom shags sheep you poor ignorant fool…. You should know that as a sheepshagger…. No cross burning or white sheet wearing for me… I just burn adidas AB jumpers in the garden…. You should try it – its liberating, numbnuts….
11 Dec 2011, 04:43 am
@Heavens Game-399:
lol
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