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The Blitzboks won the bronze final 24-7 against the USA – their final match of the World Series season held at the Paris HSBC Sevens.
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The difference between being a victim of circumstance, and a tiger who roars into battle, lies in the way you recalibrate your thinking on and off the field of play.
Rassie praised the calmness of the Boks to stay in the fight right to the end against France on Saturday evening despite enormous defensive pressure from the French side.
Faf de Klerk, Willie le Roux, Cheslin Kolbe, Franco Mostert, Francois Louw and Vincent Koch have joined the Springbok squad in Paris.
The character shown by a team full of inexperienced players and some tactical changes on the field were two of the main reasons Rassie Erasmus felt the Springboks managed to overturn a significant deficit to beat England by 42-39 in the opening Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Emirates Airline Park.
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Stormers captain Siya Kolisi was rewarded for his good form and great sportsmanship with two awards and a nomination in a third category at the Brightrock Players Choice Awards.
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said a poor start cost his team at the Principality Stadium. Wales won the match 24-22 after thwarting a determined comeback from the South Africans.
It’s too easy to point out the differences between the roaring success of the Blitzboks and the depressing failure of the Springboks.