50 up for captain Brown
South Africa captain Kyle Brown is making his 50th appearance in the HSBC World Sevens Series in a home-town tournament, but the only special celebration he has in mind is lifting the cup. The Blitzboks are one of the favourites going into the second leg of the 2015-2016 series - with Fiji, England and New Zealand the other major threats - even though they lost in the quarterfinals in Dubai last week.South Africa are aiming for their third consecutive title on home soil after winning the last two contests in Port Elizabeth. But they will have to do it without current Sevens World Player of the Year Werner Kok and experienced playmaker Cecil Afrika, who are out injured.South Africa are drawn in Pool B alongside England, Kenya and Zimbabwe...
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