The final squads for the third round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series have been announced with less than 24 hours to go until kick-off in Wellington.
With South Africa leading the standings, competition is set to be fierce with the teams well rested after the December break.
England won the last round of the series, upsetting their hosts South Africa in Cape Town, with New Zealand claiming the bronze.
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Australia, who host the next round of the series in Sydney, are hoping to improve on a disappointing finish in Cape Town and captain Sam Myers (pictured above) is ready for a tough pool, where his side face South Africa, Olympic champions Fiji and Japan.
"We had two weeks off (since Cape Town) but continued our own training programmes. We've had a few new boys come into the squad so it's been refreshing," said Myers.
"We came fifth in Dubai and 12th in Cape Town and so I think the key to sevens is consistency. We've focused on improvement and I think we're coming into this weekend quietly confident."
Wales captain Sam Cross is also feeling positive ahead of the weekend in Wellington.
"We had a good quarter-final performance at the last round against South Africa and I think we were a bit unlucky there," he said.
"We have a few new faces come into the group for Wellington and I think we have a good opportunity to win Pool D (against Scotland, Russia and Canada) and I think we have to set the stall high."
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