VIDEO: Ronald's journey from cancer survivor to BlitzBok of the year

WATCH as 2021 South Africa Sevens Player of the year Ronald Brown breaks down his story from his unexpected battle with cancer to his dream of playing rugby again.

Brown, who hails from Montagu in the Western Cape, was on the verge of making his BlitzBok debut in 2019 when a cancer diagnosis forced him to put his career on hold.

The 26-year-old silently managed a chest pain with over-the-counter medication in the hopes the pain would subside and he could eventually run out in the green and gold.

But shortly before the tournament began, Ronald was pulled from the team due to his health concerns. A biopsy was done on his neck which revealed he had stage-two Hodgkin’s lymphoma.