Bryan Habana misses South Africa sevens cut for Rio OlympicsPAUL GILHAM/GETTY IMAGES Bryan Habana's Olympic dream has been dashed, missing selection for South Africa's sevens team for Rio. South Africa is among the favourites for gold in the Olympic rugby sevens alongside other traditional sevens powers Fiji and New Zealand. Sign up here for the Rio Olympics: Going for Gold newsletter- AP He appeared in the world sevens series and was on an initial "Blitzboks" training squad named for the Olympics. One 15-a-side international, Juan de Jongh, did make South Africa's 12-man squad while another, Francois Hougaard, is one of two travelling reserves.

Source: Stuff July 14, 2016 13:54 UTC