The Junior Springboks now only have pride to play for at the World Rugby U20 Championship after losing to Argentina, for the second time in the tournament, in the fifth-place semi-final in Cape Town on Sunday.
Bafana Nhlekos team will now play for seventh place at the Junior World Cup against either Wales or Australia on Friday.
The Junior Boks lost 34-24 to Argentina on Sunday after also going down to the South Americans earlier in the tournament. They also lost to England in pool play , but beat Fiji in their opening game of the competition.
Nhleko said his sides tendency to drop the intensity at important moments of the match against Argentina spoiled several good opportunities.
Disappointing defenceThere were lots of pressure releases today, said Nhleko.
