ACT Brumbies winger Henry Speight has been left out of the Australian sevens side for the inaugural tournament in Cape Town, with coach Scott Bowen opting to blood new talent.
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Speight scored his first sevens try at his debut tournament in Dubai last weekend and the men's team finished sixth at the event.
Former Brumbies training squad members Henry Hutchison and Stephan van der Walt will get their chances to impress in the South African leg of the world series.
Ex-Wests speedster Pama Fou and Brumbies scrumhalf James Stannard will be playing in their 25th world series event.
Speight will juggle both Super Rugby and sevens duties next year as he eyes a spot in the Australian squad for the Olympic Games.
He is being eased into sevens action as he learns the game and it remains unclear how many games he will be able to play for the Brumbies next year.
The Brumbies have locked in their final pre-season trial, with last-season's semi-finalists to play against the Queensland Reds at Ballymore on February 12.
The Brumbies will play their two biggest Australian rivals - the Reds and NSW Waratahs - in back to back weeks for their pre-season campaign.
