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The Blitzboks named an unchanged squad after their stunning start in Dubai with three players – Rosko Specman, Ruhan Nel and Siviwe Soyizwapi – all set to make their 30th series appearances.

South Africa are joined in Pool A by defending Cape Town Sevens champions Fiji, with World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year Jerry Tuwai set to play his 50th series event.

Last year’s runners-up USA are also in Pool A, which has been labelled the pool of death, fielding an unchanged squad with Danny Barrett set for his 50th appearance. Invitational side Japan round out the pool.

Pool B of the Cape Town Sevens features Dubai silver medallists New Zealand, Canada, Argentina, and Wales who have each made one change to their squads, with the latter two drafting in debutants.

“We were pretty pleased with our performance in Dubai with it being the first one of the year and making the final,” said New Zealand co-captain Tim Mikkelson.

“We are a bit disappointed not to go one more but the beautiful thing about sevens is that you always get another week to right the wrongs.”

Dubai’s bronze medalists England made two changes to their squad after a strong opening display of the series they are grouped with Dubai quarterfinalists France.

Completing the all-European Pool C are Spain, who England are enjoying a 14-game winning streak against, and Scotland who reached the Cup quarter-finals in Cape Town last year.

The remaining 16-teams that will take to the field on Friday are Samoa, Australia, Ireland and Kenya who make up Pool D.

Samoa, who lost out to England in the bronze medal match in Dubai, have confirmed an unchanged squad for the upcoming tournament while Australia welcome back captain Lewis Holland, Rodney Davies and Wallaby Sean McMahon, the latter having returned to the squad to try and realise his dream of playing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Ireland will play their first ever Cape Town Sevens after earning promotion to the world series, while Kenya scored their highest total of tries (20) at any tournament on the 2019 series in South Africa last year.

All men’s and women’s teams will play one pool match on Friday with the two remaining matches played on Saturday with the knockout stages bringing the curtain down on the tournament on Sunday.

The men’s competition kicks off at 16:37 local time when Australia take on Ireland.

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