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South Africa to miss three key players

June 27, 2018 4:00 am

South Africa 7s will miss three key players in the World Cup in the USA next month.

Speedster Seabelo Senatla, Cecil Afrika and Kyle Brown have been ruled from the tournament.

It is a huge blow for Coach Neil Powell and the squad‚ who were hoping Afrika and Senatla‚ might recover in time. Brown‚ who had a severe knee injury‚ was never in with a chance of making it.

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Another experienced campaigner‚ Chris Dry‚ will also miss the World Cup because of a knee injury.

Branco du Preez‚ has been included, despite recent injury concerns.

The World Cup will be held from the 21st to the 23rd of next month in San Francisco, USA.