New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named his team to contest the Dubai and Stellenbosch Sevens. Eric Rush will again captain the side.
In alphabetical order, they are:
Orene Ai'i
Craig de Goldi
Brad Fleming
Rico Gear
Craig Newby
Matua Parkinson
Amasio Raoma-Valence
Eric Rush (c)
Dallas Seymour
Karl Te Nana
Rua Tipoki
Justin Wilson.
Two players are on standby because of injuries to Rico Gear (hamstring)and Amasio Raoma-Valence (shoulder). They are Brendan Haami and Malili Muliaina.
There is no room for Owen Scrimgeour who was a member of the Commonwealth Games Gold medal winning side.
The player to watch will be Amasio Raomo-Valence. He is hotly tipped to follow in the footsteps of stars such as Glen Osbourne, Jonah Lomu and Christian Cullen, who all made a name for themselves on the sevens circuit before becoming full All Blacks.