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South Africa will be without several regulars when the New Zealand Sevens get underway in Wellington tomorrow.
Regular captain Kyle Brown is out for the rest of the season with a broken ankle and playmakers Cecil Afrika, Branco du Preez, and Stephen Hunt have also not travelled with the squad.
Veteran forward Frankie Horne will lead the team in his SA record-breaking 45th consecutive World Series tournament.
As top-seeds in Pool C, the Blitzbokke open against Samoa, followed by matches against Canada and Wales.
