You could see it in every member of the team.
Members of the national side were finally living their dreams.
At the tail end of a three-year run with coach Ben Ryan, they were poised for a leap into the annals of global sports history.
Never before had Fiji been pushed onto such a stage, where the global audience figures could reach dizzying heights.
We had won World Cups in the abbreviated version of the sport.
And fresh off back-to-back title victories in World Rugby’s Sevens World Series, we had experienced the highs in the sport.
When all things are said and done though, you’ve got to admit, the Olympic Games is different.