The SA Sevens team, the Blitzboks, did the unthinkable at the Paris Olympic Games by shocking everyone to win the bronze medal.
Shaun Williams and Selvyn Davids show their joy in their bronze medal match win against Australia. Picture: Anton Geyser/Gallo Images
The team have travelled on a rocky road over the last two years, failing to impress in the world series, having key players move on to XV-man rugby, and others quitting, while there have also been changes in the coaching team. Seeded 12th out of 12 teams, they were in a difficult pool with Ireland and New Zealand, as well as Japan, in the Paris Sevens tournament and lost their first two games to the first two teams mentioned here. They had to hammer Japan to just make it into the quarter-finals, as one of two best-placed third teams from the three pools, and they did that.Guts and determination
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