All Blacks Sevens captain Scott Curry will return home to Papamoa in the Bay of Plenty after dislocating his shoulder at the Dubai Sevens over the weekend.

Coach Gordon Tietjens has called up three replacements for their next tournament in South Africa, which begins on Saturday.

Papamoa-based sevens skipper Scott Curry: Greg Taipari.

Along with Scott, Gillies Kaka (ankle), Tim Mikkelson (concussion), Shervin Stowers (broken arm) and Regan Ware (ankle) will also return home.

They have been replaced by All Blacks Sevens squad members Antonio Kirikiri (Manawatu) and Beaudein Waka (Taranaki).

Waka has recovered from a knee injury sustained in Dubai last week after passing a fitness test yesterday.

They are also joined by Ambrose Curtis (Manawatu), who played for the team last season.

The players fly to Cape Town this afternoon and have their first match against France on Saturday at 10.43pm (New Zealand Time).