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New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has named a full strength 12-man squad for the final two legs of the IRB 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.
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: 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).
