Rising stars Maurice Longbottom and Tim Anstee will return to the Australian men's side for Hong Kong 7's.
Longbottom hurt his hamstring in the Sydney 7s in February while Anstee injured his ankle in Dubai.
Aussie men's Sevens coach Tim Walsh says the two players return would be handy for the side, who have struggled for consistency.
He says bringing two quality players like Longbottom and Anstee back is really exciting for the whole group and they know how dangerous they can be.
The Aussies sit sixth in the World Series rankings with four legs left of the 2018‑19 World Series.
Australia will have players like Nick Malouf, Simon Kennewell, Lewis Holland, Ben O’Donnell, Henry Hutchison, Maurice Longbottom and Brandon Quinn.
Australia will take on New Zealand, Fiji Airways Men’s National 7's team and Kenya in the pool stages in Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, Fiji’s first pool match will be against Kenya at 11.37pm next Friday.
Aussie Sevens for Hong Kong Sevens
1. Nick Malouf (vc), 34 caps, University of Queensland
2. Simon Kennewell, Norths (Sydney), 15 caps
3. Jeral Skelton, Brothers, 10 caps
4. Lachlan Miller, Southern Cross University (Coffs Harbour), 2 caps
5. Lewis Holland (C), Queanbeyan, 43 caps
6. Ben O’Donnell, Randwick, 15 caps
7. Tim Anstee, Eastwood, 20 caps
8. Liam McNamara, Sunnybank, 12 caps
9. Henry Hutchison, Randwick, 22 caps
10. Dylan Pietsch, Randwick, 12 caps
11. Maurice Longbottom, Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team, 11 caps
12. Joe Pincus, Easts (Sydney), 2 caps
13th Brandon Quinn, Gordon, 14 caps
[Source: www.rugby.com.au]
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