Cape Town - Marco Labuschagne has replaced Werner Kok in the Springbok Sevens squad for this weekend’s Canada Sevens in Vancouver.
Kok suffered concussion in the Blitzboks' opening match in Las Vegas last Friday.
He was ruled out of action for the rest of the weekend and returned to South Africa on Monday.
The 20-year-old Labuschagne made his Blitzboks debut at the London Sevens in 2017.
The SA Sevens Academy player holds a dual contract with Western Province and represented their Under-19 team last year.
Meanwhile, the Blitzboks have been drawn in Pool D alongside New Zealand, Scotland and Russia for this weekend’s event.
Springbok Sevens team called up Marco Labuschagne to replace Werner Kok for @CanadaSevens. @wernerkok1 suffered concussion in #Blitzboks opening match in @usasevensLVI on Friday, is returning home. @CastleLagerSA @FNBSA @ASICS_ZA pic.twitter.com/teSt6hUi8T
— Springbok Sevens (@Blitzboks) March 5, 2018