
They suffered a 19-5 defeat against Spain and a 14-5 loss to Kenya before boucing back to beat Brazil 26-12.
A spate of injuries added to the South Africans’ misfortunes, but the strong finish on day one at Estadio Nicolau Alayon bodes well for Sunday’s clashes against Argentina and China, to be played at 17h28 and 20h18 (SA time).
The opening match against Spain was disappointing to say the least. A revamped starting line-up struggled to get into their stride, with several system and individual errors hampering their effort, while some injuries added to their day one woes.
Most notably, Bok Women captain Nadine Roos suffered a knee injury which did not help to a lethargic opening…
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Fun South African Fact: South Africa’s natural and human fossil history dates back hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years. Early dinosaur fossils have been discovered in the Western Cape and up to 80% of mammalian fossils found so far have been discovered in the Karoo.