Sonny Bill Williams to make his debut at Wellington Sevens

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Sonny Bill Williams is named in a strong New Zealand side ahead of their home tournament, the HSBC Wellington Sevens.
The All Blacks Sevens team to play the third leg of the 2015/16 HSBC World Series, the Wellington Sevens, features one new cap in Rugby World Cup winning All Black Sonny Bill Williams.
With many household names ruled out due to injury including captain Scott Curry and DJ Forbes, the side also sees the return of four Investec Super Rugby players who have pulled on the All Blacks Sevens jersey in recent seasons.
New Zealand sit seventh in the standings after a dissapointing opening two rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, but Tietjens has played his trump cards as the defending champions in Wellington.  Brothers and Blues players Akira Ioane and Rieko Ioane are the first brothers to play together in one tournament for the team. Akira made his debut for the All Blacks Sevens in Wellington two years ago and won the World Rugby U20 Championship in 2015, while Rieko stole the headlines twelve months ago on home soil at the Westpac Stadium.

Hurricanes loose forward Ardie Savea also returns to the side after featuring in the team across six tournaments in 2012. Ben Lam last played for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 while Kurt Baker makes his return having last played in South Africa in 2014.  New Zealand squad: Kurt Baker (Taranaki), Sam Dickson (Canterbury), Akira Ioane (Auckland), Rieko Ioane (Auckland), Gillies Kaka (Hawke’s Bay), Ben Lam (Auckland), Tim Mikkelson (Waikato), Augustine Pulu (Counties Manukau), Ardie Savea (Wellington), Regan Ware (Waikato), Sonny Bill Williams* (Counties Manukau), Joe Webber (Waikato)
Tickets are still available for the weekend, head to www.sevens.co.nz for more information.

Courtesy of World Rugby

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