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At the break, we told them to keep playing, not to get nervous, to stop playing individually and to play collectively. They regrouped, they looked each other straight in the eyes. On the edge of the pitch, we remained lucid, we continued to give them instructions. We didn't want to give them the idea that we didn't believe. We had to believe. They dug deep that day," recalls Ravelonanosy. With five minutes to go, Uganda still dominated, enjoying rwc sevens live stream  more yellow card advantages that left Madagascar with only five players. At 12-5, the rest of the game looked dire for the Ladies Makis. But in the last minute, the team was complete again and the unexpected happened in the last action. The Ladies Makis managed to even the score and send the match into extra time. By scoring the first try in the ensuing sudden death, Madagascar won 17-12 and qualified for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022. In 2021, they had participated in the Olympic repechage tournament in Monaco, but had failed to qualify for Tokyo 2020. Only four players from the current team made that trip and were able to benefit from the experience.

An explosion of joy and tears brought the team and staff even closer together. They had made it. There was only one match left to play, against South Africa, another historic moment for this young team. As Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 hosts,  Rugby World Cup Sevens live and having pre-qualified through the last tournament in 2018, South Africa had automatically qualified, meaning Madagascar claimed the one spot up for grabs in the Rugby Africa Women's Sevens tournament by making it to the final. Madagascar ran South Africa mighty close in that final, narrowly losing 15-14. "This qualification has brought us into the world of sevens," says Ravelonanosy. "We are proud and humbled at the same time because after all, this is only the first step of a very long journey. Now we need to be consistent in our results.