Lucky Sithole
INingizimu Afrika ihleli ku-33 (14) – kanti ne-Ireland ihleli ku-14 (7).
Kubi kakhulu ukuthi umdlalo wama-Sevens uthathwa njengomdlalo omncane kwifomethi enkudlwana. Umdlalo wama-sevens ulula, uyashesha futhi unzima. Kulula ukuwuqonda, kuyazenzakalela futhi kuvele kubonakale ngathi ubambe umoya kulo mdlalo, kodwa kulungile. Ukwenza nje imizuzu eyisikhombisa kuphela ngesikhathi.
Iqiniso elilula ukuthi noma yimuphi umdlali wesikhombisa angadlala umdlalo wamadoda ayi-15. Kodwa akuwona wonke umdlali weshumi nanhlanu ongadlala umdlalo wama-Sevens. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi ayikho indawo yokucasha enkundleni ye-sevens. Wonke umdlali kufanele enze konke, ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Noma ikuphi ukukhathazeka ngokuqina komzimba nokuntuleka kokuzijwayeza umdlalo kuphendulwe ngokuqinile ngesikhathi iqembu lomqeqeshi uNeil Powell lingena enkundleni libhekene ne-Ireland emdlalweni wabo wokuqala wama-Olimpiki.
INingizimu Afrika ayizange ilithinte ibhola imizuzwana yokuqala engama-90 – okuyisikhathi eside lapho isigamu kuyimizuzu eyisikhombisa kuphela – kodwa uZain Davids usheshe wathola i-try yokuqala ngaphansi kwepali, walandelwa u-Impi Visser oshaye ekhoneni kwathi uSelwyn Davids waguqula nge-drop kick.
I-Ireland ithole i-try ngemuva kwesiginali yesikhathi sekhefu, iNingizimu Afrika ihamba phambili ngama-try amabili aguquliwe kweyodwa.
Isiwombe sesibili sibone iNingizimu Afrika iqina ngenkathi i-Ireland ibukeka ibuthaka ngandlela thile. I-Blitzbokke ithole amanye ama-try amathathu (noDavids enza kahle kakhulu ngokuguqula, waphuthelwa eyodwa kuphela) ne-Ireland enesibindi ishaye i-try eyodwa esiwombeni sesibili.
Okushintshile kumdlalo wama-sevens, njengasemdlalweni wabadlali abali-15, ukuthi ukukhahlelwa kwamakhasi sekube yingxenye enkulu yamasu futhi kwasebenzela i-Blitzbokke kabili.
Ama-sevens akhishwe kwi-radar isikhathi eside kakhulu. Kulomdlalo kube nesinqumo esisodwa se-try esidinge ukuthi kukhethwe: ukuZama, yebo noma cha? Kulungile, qhubeka nomdlalo.
Ngabe i-Blitzbokke isendleleni yokuletha indondo yegolide ekhaya laseNingizimu Afrika? Yebo!
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