They did it the hard way, but the Springbok Sevens finally booked their ticket to the Paris Olympic s for a third consecutive time since Rugby Sevens was introduced in 2016, when they defeated Great Britain in the final of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage event in Monaco on Sunday evening.
It was a great reward for the Springbok Sevens system, that they will once more go the Olympic Games, but the real relief was that the Blitzboks swagger and belief is back.
In fact, according to 2016 bronze medalist and interim Springbok Sevens coach, Philip Snyman, the successful entry to the Paris Olympics, gained by winning the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco on Sunday evening, has instilled a belief that they have turned a miserable season around.
We had some bad months, yes, but the comeback is now complete, Snyman explains.
We got ourselves into the mess of having to qualify via repechage, but credit to the way the players responded. We came here knowing that defence will be the key to success and only conceded three tries in six matches. The guys deserve a lot of credit for that, Snyman said.
