The Springbok Sevens team will start their charge for Olympic gold with a clear endorsement from their coach, Philip Snyman.
The Blitzboks face Ireland and New Zealand on the opening day of the competition at Stade de France today and Snyman - a bronze medalist from the 2016 Games in Rio said they have done everything possible to be at their competitive best this week.
"We are ready," said Snyman. "We had a good week of preparation since we arrived here, which included a good training session against Uruguay two days ago. That helped us a lot, as a match is always better than just training as a squad.
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