The Remarkables is a four-part rugby docu-series highlighting Sevens players that have overcome incredible odds to represent their countries; SA’s Ronald Brown has been featured for overcoming cancer.
South Africa (29 March 2022) – Ronald Brown discovered his love for rugby as a young boy when he got the opportunity to be a ball boy for his local team. He went from ball boy to a South African Blitzbok and even overcame cancer on his journey to sporting success.
World Rugby, in partnership with HSBC, has produced a four-part docuseries, The Remarkables, to celebrate four players in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series who have overcome tremendous obstacles to become the professional rugby players they are today.
One of the players featured in this series is South African rugby player Ronald Brown, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2019. His episode documents his inspiring story of surviving cancer. Ronald’s friends, coaches, doctors, family, and Ronald himself share the tale of his journey as a young boy to overcoming cancer and flying the South African flag high.
Fast forward to 2022; he’s now back on the field and playing his best rugby. In the last HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, Ronald even scored a hat-trick against the USA in Dubai, leading him to be crowned HSBC Player of the Final.
In other episodes of The Remarkables: episode one focuses on Jodie Ounsley, a profoundly deaf England rugby sevens player; episode two looks at Ireland Rugby Sevens rising star Jordan Conroy, and episode three tells the story of Dennis Ombachi’s journey with bipolar disorder.
The episodes are available to view on YouTube for free. Take a look at Ronald’s episode below.
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