The South African sevens side has one more opportunity to grab a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and making up for a dismal season.
Head coach Philip Snyman describes the Sevens Repechage in Monaco this week as the Blitzboks’ 'most important tournament in the last two years'.
Snyman took over the coaching role halfway through a dismal season and although it was too late to steer the team to qualification courtesy of a top-four sevens log position , they do, however, have one more opportunity to do so. “We worked hard, especially on defence, and I have faith and confidence in the team that we selected for this massive task. A spot at the Olympics will give the season so much meaning.”For Snyman, himself an Olympian bronze medalist in sevens, the lure of Paris is huge, but he is not looking past Mexico – the first hurdle to overcome tomorrow afternoon.
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