Horne joins BlitzBoks at Olympic camp

The camp will be held at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria from Friday, March 18 to Sunday, March 20.

Horne, who holds the record for appearing in the most consecutive World Series tournaments (68), has been one of the big names missing for the BlitzBoks this season.

The Springbok Sevens training group consist of players who are all contracted to SA Rugby. No current Super Rugby players or any overseas-based players were considered for the training camp. Kyle Brown, who has a chest injury and is currently in Canada, as well as Werner Kok (knee rehabilitation) were also not considered for the camp.

SASCOC will share key information with athletes and management regarding preparation plans for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will both be held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil later this year.

"This is an exciting time as we look forward to the Olympic Games, which will be a highlight of the season, but the players know that we have four tournaments on the World Rugby Sevens Series to play and a lot can still change," said Neil Powell, coach of the Springbok Sevens team.

"We will cast the net far and wide as we prepare for the Games as we want to ensure we take the best team to Brazil to contend for Olympic gold."

Springbok Sevens training group: Frankie Horne, Philip Snyman, Dylan Sage, Sandile Ngcobo, Branco du Preez, Cecil Afrika, Kwagga Smith, Rosko Specman, Seabelo Senatla, Carel du Preez, Tim Agaba, Siviwe Soyizwapi.