Temba Bavuma
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KOLKATA – About a month ago, South African sports fans indulged in a healthy dose of schadenfreude when Ireland – who had beaten the Springboks earlier during the group stages – were left shattered by yet another Rugby World Cup exit at the quarter-final stage.
Try as they might, getting anywhere near the last four just proves beyond them despite years of excellent results building up to the tournament and a narrow 24-28 scoreline against the wily All Blacks.
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