Years of meticulous planning and traversing the globe winning back-to-back rugby sevens world series titles had coach Ben Ryan prepared for just about anything when he revealed his Fiji squad for the Olympics.
One thing he couldn't guarantee was the reaction of the players who missed out, a response he now regards as the measure of the team.
"One by one, they came in and one by one I told them their fate and to a man they were outstanding in the way they took their news," Ryan recalled. "If they weren't selected they thanked us, they shook our hands and they left with their heads held high.