Taranaki teenager in NZ squad
Thu, 13 May 2010 10:06
New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens has named his 12-man squad for the final two legs of the International Rugby Board Sevens World Series in London and Edinburgh.
Taranaki teenager Beauden Barrett will have a double reason to celebrate as he makes his New Zealand Sevens debut and also celebrates his 19th birthday while away with the team.
Tietjens has named a full-strength squad with Bay of Plenty's Solomon King, Counties Manukau's Sherwin Stowers and Manawatu's Lote Raikabula all returning to the team from injury.
Tietjens said he was confident he would be fielding his strongest team for the last two tournaments of the season.
"It's great to have Lote, Solomon and Sherwin back into the mix and have a fully fit team. All the players know they really have to dig deep and lift our game for these next two tournaments if we want overtake Samoa and win the series," he said.
New Zealand is currently in second place on the IRB World Sevens Series ladder, three points behind Samoa.
New Zealand Sevens team: Kurt Baker (Taranaki), Beauden Barrett (Taranaki), Tomasi Cama (Manawatu), DJ Forbes (Counties Manukau), Solomon King (Bay of Plenty), Tim Mikkelson (Waikato), Zar Lawrence (Bay of Plenty), Lote Raikabula (Manawatu), Ben Souness (Taranaki), Toby Arnold (Bay of Plenty), Sherwin Stowers (Counties Manukau), Save Tokula (Waikato).
Remaining tournaments in the 2009/2010 IRB World Sevens Series:
May 22 and 23: London, England
May 29 and 30: Edinburgh, Scotland
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