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Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter
IT was a bad day in the office for the Cheetahs at the World Rugby Challenger Series after they suffered two heavy opening defeats on Thursday.
They first lost 24-7 to Tonga before another 34-7 defeat against Germany. They will face Belgium this afternoon in a dead rubber as only two teams will progress directly to the play-offs from the pool.
Germany top Pool A with six points after they also beat Belgium 12-7. Tonga have five points while Belgium have three and Zimbabwe anchor the table on two points.
The winner of the Challenger Series will proceed to a four-team playoff at the HSBC London Sevens in May.
Played with the same format as the Olympic Games, the Challenger Series has 12 teams drawn into three pools of four.
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