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Ukudlala ngokuzimisela ikhona okubalulekile kodwa kuba nzima ukwenza lokho uma ubhekane nengcindezi.
“Intsha yanamuhla ayazi ukuthi iyini ingcindezi,” kusho umdlali wegalofu wase-Mexico uLee Trevino.
“Ingcindezi enkulu ifana nokudlala umdlalo obiza imali enkulu, kodwa unemali encane ephaketheni lakho.”
Kusobala ukuthi i-Blitzboks ibibhekene nenkulu ingcindezi kanti abazange bakwazi ukumelana nayo.
Ekugcineni umdlalo owandulela owamanqamu kanye nowamanqamu we-HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series e-Singapore, ubanjwe amaqembu amane.
Bebenomgomo ocacile futhi bezibophezele ngokuphelele ukutholela izwe labo indondo yegolide.
Kowamanqamu wethusi i-Australia ibuya ekugijimeni okungatheni emiqhudelwaneni embalwa edlule yaguqisa i-Ireland ngamaphuzu amabili emdlalweni obungahamba noma ikanjani.
Nakanjani la maqembu amabili abuyile njengoba i-Fiji ne-New Zealand bezibambene kowamanqamu. Ngesikhathi sekhefu i-Fiji ibisifake ama-try amathathu angene ngaphandle kokulwisana nabadlali abagqoka ijezi elimnyama.
I-New Zealand ishaye igoli ngasekuqaleni kwesiwombe sesibili kodwa i-Fiji yashaya i-try yesine ngaphandle kokungabaza emqhudelwaneni wezindondo, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi lo mdlalo ubusuphelile.
Ukukhombisa konke okwenza ibhola lombhoxo libe lihle kakhulu womabili la maqembu adlale kwaze kwaba sekugcineni i-New Zealand ishaye i-try yokugcina ngesikhathi kushaywa impempe yokugcina. I-Fiji iphume namaphuzu angu-28 i-New Zealand yathola angu-17.
Yize amaqembu amane afinyelele kowamanqamu bekungamaqembu afanele, kuyiqiniso elingephikwe ukuthi ama-Blitzboks abezimisele njengoba eshaye amagoli angu-35 bengakaze bahlulwe bemelene nompetha.
Ngesikhathi ikhothamela i-Argentina kuma-quarter-final iNingizimu Afrika ithole amaphuzu angu-15 kanti i-Argentina yathola angu-22, kodwa lokho akuzange kumangaze.
I-Blitzboks iyiqembu elikhulu eliholwa ngomunye wabaqeqeshi abayisikhombisa abakhulu kunabo bonke abake baba khona. Bayiqembu labadlali abanawo wonke amakhono.
Kuleli sonto elizayo abadlali abayisikhombisa bamazwe ngamazwe baya e-Vancouver lapho okuzojabulisa khona ukubuka indlela ababhekana ngayo ngempelasonto yokugcina. INdebe yoMhlaba ezodlalelwa eKapa ngoMandulo.
Muva nje, usomahlaya kanye nomhlaziyi womphakathi uFran Lebowitz owaziwa ngobuhlakani bakhe obukhaliphile ubekhuluma ehholo ebeligcwele phama njengomsebenzi wakhe omusha.
Abantu abakade belalele, uLebowitz ubuzwe ukuthi “Wenza kanjani ukuthi abe namahlaya?” “Ngendlela ofunda ngayo ukuba mude,” ephendula ngaphandle kokumamatheka.
Uma i-Blitzboks ingenawo umoya wokunqoba, bangafunda yini?
Ngabe lokhu kubika ukuphela kwenkathi eNingizimu Afrika eminyakeni eyisikhombisa, noma sekuyisiqalo sohambo olusha?