Six months ago, the 2024 Olympic Games was the last thing on Siviwe Soyizwapi's mind as he was still recovering from a knee injury and the Springbok Sevens were tumbling out of the automatic qualification spots on the HSBC SVNS log.
They did it the hard way, but the Springbok Sevens finally booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics Games.
The Blitzboks finished top of their pool at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco after victories against Tonga and Chile on Saturday.
The Blitzboks beat Mexico 44-0 to get their World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco underway in commanding style.
The Springbok Sevens squad are keen to make their third opportunity to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics count.
Zain Davids and Shilton van Wyk return to the Springbok Sevens squad that will contest the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June.