{"id":1488,"date":"2018-03-05T10:15:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T10:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2021-08-14T22:26:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T22:26:50","slug":"sucker-punched-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/05\/sucker-punched-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sucker Punched in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Sucker Punched in South Africa - Craggy Rugby podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/5fbd0c99f7be0c153a19ab9f#?secret=IhFT8fgw61\" data-secret=\"IhFT8fgw61\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Connacht fell to a last gasp penalty in Bloemfontein in the PRO14. 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