'Proud' Blitzbok coach Snyman on bronze medal win: 'The moment belongs to the players'
Zain Davids of South Africa scores a try in the against Australia in the bronze medal match in Paris. South Africa had to survive a spirited fightback from their opponents, who were reduced to six men after skipper Nick Malouf was sent off for a high tackle.
The Blitzboks quickly used their extra man to run into a 19-7 lead as Zain Davids crossed the line twice. But Australia fought their way back into the match to tie things up at 19-19, only to suffer heartbreak as Shawn Williams scored after the final hooter following a break by Blitzboks skipper Selvyn Davids that set up a 26-19 win.
"We had our lapses and could have been in the final, but all that matters will be the bronze medals they earned today. It is so deserved to a group of guys who never stopped working and playing for their country.
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