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Former Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman has been appointed as head coach of the Blitzboks after taking care of the team in an acting capacity for the last six months, SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday.

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South Africa’s Olympic bronze medallists will be back on show on home soil in December when one of the most anticipated events on the Cape Town calendar returns to the Mother City on the weekend of 7 and 8 December.

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SA Rugby president, Mr Mark Alexander, praised the resilience showed by the South African men's sevens squad at the Olympic Games in Paris, where they won the bronze medal over the weekend, and said it was a guiding light to all back in South Africa.

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The Springbok Sevens team scored a medal-winning try after the buzzer of their third-place playoff against Australia to claim bronze at the Olympic Games in Paris on Saturday evening, South Africa's first medal in France.

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A second podium finish in three Olympic Games have confirmed the Springbok Sevens team’s credentials as one of Team South Africa's most valuable assets, when the Blitzboks showed tremendous courage and skill to claim bronze in Paris on Saturday.