All Blacks Sevens captain Scott Curry ruled out of Hong Kong

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All Blacks Sevens Captain Scott Curry has been ruled out of the Hong Kong tournament, which starts this evening, after coming down with the flu this week.

Experienced forward Sam Dickson moves into the starting 12 to replace Curry, while the vastly experienced DJ Forbes takes over the captaincy duties.

“Unfortunately for us, Scott has been ruled out of this weekend’s tournament with an illness. It is always a big loss losing your captain so close to kick-off but on the positive side we welcome back the experienced Sam Dickson into the 12, who is a more than adequate replacement,” said All Blacks Sevens Head Coach Scott Waldrom.

The team is:
DJ Forbes – Captain (Counties Manukau)
Dylan Collier (Southland)
Sam Dickson (Canterbury)
Iopu Iopu-Aso (Taranaki)
Trael Joass (Tasman)
Vilimoni Koroi (Otago)
Tim Mikkelson (Waikato)
Sione Molia (Counties Manukau)
Joe Ravouvou (Auckland)
Isaac Te Tamaki (Waikato)
Beaudein Waaka (Taranaki)
Regan Ware (Bay of Plenty)

Thirteenth player:
Andrew Knewstubb (Tasman)

Media opportunities during tournament
New Zealand Rugby will provide audio content at the end of Day 2 and Day 3.

Head Coach Scott Waldrom will be available for interviews between 12.00-12.30pm NZT on Sunday 9 April following pool play and at the same time on Monday 10 April following finals day. Please email andrew.campbell@nzrugby.co.nz or call 021 243 8573 to confirm an interview time.

Schedule for All Blacks Sevens pool play:

Friday 7th April 2017
11.32pm NZT v Wales

Saturday 8th April 2017
4.50pm NZT v Japan
9.12pm NZT v Fiji

Sunday 9th April 2017
Finals day

Information on World Rugby HSBC Hong Kong World Sevens Series Tournament http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1690

Watch the Hong Kong Sevens on SKY Sport (NZT)
Day 1: Friday 7 April from 3.50pm on SKY Sports Pop-up 2 (CH56)
Day 2: Saturday 8 April from 12:50 on SKY Sports Pop- up 2 (CH56)
Day 3: Sunday 9 April from 1:20 SKY Sports Pop-up 2 (CH56)