The Australian Men’s Sevens team had been in the mix on the Sevens World Series for most of the past decade.

But major successes were few and far between.

While our women’s side went from strength to strength, winning Olympic Gold along the way, the men seemed to be missing something.

They weren’t far off though, and they won the Sydney 7s in 2018 when it was last played at Moore Park, but they were still searching for the final few pieces to the puzzle.

And it may have just taken a global pandemic and a veteran coach with an open mind to find them.