"I used to get in a lot of fights!" | The rise of Blitzboks star Ricky Duarttee

From being kicked out of school to shining on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stage, South Africa sevens' Ricardo Duarttee struggled with discipline whilst growing up. A broken ankle during a key rugby selection period put his dream of professional rugby on hold, but that didn't stop Tricky Ricky! Learn all about it in the latest episode of HSBC Remarkables.
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[@samoday2992]

Got to respect anyone that comes back and gets a grip of life !

[@MyFamilyGathering]

An excellent inspirational story of " not how you pick yourself up after you keep getting knocked down, but, how you keep going after you keep getting knocked down". Ricky is right. Well done man and a shout out to his Parents for being great honest Parents to him.

[@hanshuman1382]

Never give up. Brave parents to give him tough love.

[@user-ob6us1lx5y]

Good on you bro.
Here we watch sevens alot. Sevens players are household names here in Fiji.
Keep up the good hard work
Fiji 🇫🇯 Islands

[@tiagocostaalves]

Had a quick chat with him during SG Sevens about his Portuguese roots, very friendly bloke! 😊

[@mikezog1030]

He was very lucky to have a good friend like that....

[@ME-st3sz]

His friend is a hero. We need friends like that to help young people change their life around. ❤❤❤

[@Joseph_Yamwimbi]

Excellent story of perseverance 💪 tricky Ricky🔥 inspirational!!

[@LionOnSea]

Proud of you Ricky 🔥

[@tauriquesedick2300]

Will be a good springbok

[@fatcraze216]

Looks just like his momma haha😊

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Mantap

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