A try after the siren has denied Australia's rugby sevens men a maiden Olympic medal as they were beaten 26-19 in the Paris bronze medal match by South Africa.
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Everything went wrong for Australia, starved of first-half possession before a tough knock-on call went against them and captain Nick Malouf was red-carded for a high tackle.
They trailed 19-7 with two minutes to play but amazingly levelled with tries to Corey Toole and Henry Patterson.
South Africa won the crucial restart though and Shaun Williams raced down the left wing to break Australian hearts.
It was still the side's best Olympic showing after back-to-back quarter-final exits.
Fiji, unbeaten in Olympic competition, will shoot for a third-straight title in the final against hosts France.
Australian Associated Press
