It was not the result they had hoped for, but the Springbok Sevens will take away valuable lessons from Madrid this weekend after they finished sixth in the HSBC SVNS Grand Finale in Spain.
The Springbok Sevens finished the HSBC SVNS Madrid in sixth position after they beat Australia in their first game on Sunday.
The Springbok Sevens suffered two more defeats in Spain on Saturday and will contest the fifth-place semi-finals of the HSBC SVNS in the final tournament of the 2024 season.
The belief in their turnaround of fortunes is real and come the HSBC SVNS Grand Finale in Madrid this weekend, the Springbok Sevens team will be ready to deliver.
The Springbok Sevens team crashed out of the quarter-finals of the HSBC SVNS Singapore after suffering a heartbreaking 29-24 loss to Australia in extra time.
Dylan Sage scored a magnificent try after the buzzer to help secure a nailbiting 20-19 victory over France in the Blitzboks' final pool game at the HSBC SVNS Singapore on Saturday.