The Springbok Sevens team will be without key forwards Kyle Brown and Tim Agaba ahead of the final two tournaments in London and Paris next month.
Brown, their most experienced squad member, will undergo knee surgery next Tuesday to repair ligament damage sustained in Singapore last month while Agaba’s season was also cut short due to a bicep injury.
The Blitzboks are currently second on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series log after eight tournaments.
They trail the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team by three points and will have all to play for as they aim to defend their series title.
South Africa is in Pool D at the London Sevens, along with Samoa, Canada and Russia and if they make it into the Cup quarter‑finals, they could meet either Fiji, New Zealand, Scotland or Argentina, all drawn in a highly competitive Pool A.
Branco du Preez, who had an ankle strain, and Ruhan Nel, Justin Geduld and Philip Snyman, who were rested for the Singapore 7s, will all be integrated back into training next week.
Speedsters Rosko Specman (shoulder) and Selvyn Davids (hamstring) are currently recovering injuries and are in a race against time to be considered for the final two events.
The London 7s will be held from the 2nd to the 4th of next month.
Source: Plant Rugby
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