Francois Hougaard gets an Olympic bronze after giving his to Seabelo Senatla
SPRINGBOK utility back Francois Hougaard was on Thursday evening presented with an Olympic bronze medal to the replace the one he gave to teammate Seabelo Senatla.Hougaard was a reserve for the SA sevens team at the recent Rio Olympics, where rugby made its return to the gathering for the first time in 92 years.Hougaard only appeared in the semifinal against Great Britain and the third-fourth match against Japan‚ having replaced the injured Senatla‚ but found himself on the podium when SA took bronze.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) only allocated 12 medals per squad for the event‚ and Hougaard was the 13th player.Although he was the recipient of the medal on the podium‚ Hougaard later gave it to Senatla‚ who had played in the first four matches at the Olympics‚ as well as starring for the Blitzboks the entire season. It was a selfless act by Hougaard and one that rightly earned him praise.But behind the scenes, several officials worked to convince and IOC to award Hougaard...
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