The Blitzboks gave it their all on the France Sevens, however regardless of the unsatisfying outcomes, head coach Sandile Ngcobo sees a silver lining.
The South Africans misplaced to Australia within the fifth-place semi-final on Sunday in a 21-19 defeat and had that outcome gone the opposite method, Ngcobo believes his troops would have had higher recollections of the Toulouse occasion.
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The outcomes at Stade Ernest-Wallon noticed Argentina and Fiji affirm their Olympic Games qualification after New Zealand did so in Singapore, leaving the fourth qualifier to be confirmed in London subsequent weekend.
Australia are at the moment within the pound seats on 125 World Series factors, leaving the Blitzboks, on 116 factors, with a really small probability to overtake the Aussies.
‘There was frustration’
“I felt at times we did not quite get the rewards,” stated Ngcobo. “We had two weeks of fine preparation in Stellenbosch and the 5 gamers coming again into the staff built-in effectively.
“That confirmed on this event, as the blokes got here again into these high-profile matches and at instances did effectively.
“There was frustration, especially in the first game on the opening day, when we did not play well at all, but day two started well, before we disappointed ourselves against Argentina,” he added.
“Against Australia the bounce of the ball and a call or two did not favour us either and that made the difference.”
Some good outcomes
Ngcobo stated the staff’s enchancment throughout the event confirmed that some issues had been finished effectively.
After shedding their opening pool recreation in opposition to France, the Blitzboks hit again with massive wins over Fiji and the USA to e book their spot within the quarter-finals, the place they misplaced to eventual runners up Argentina.
“The season is not over for us, so there is still an opportunity to improve, and we are keen to grab it,” stated Ngcobo.
This story first appeared on sarugbymag.co.za. It is republished right here with permission.
World Series standings
1 New Zealand – 186 factors
2 Argentina – 159
3 France – 139
4 Fiji – 138
5 Australia – 125
6 Samoa – 116
7 South Africa – 116
8 Ireland – 104
9 USA – 95
10 Great Britain – 94
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