Experience could be the difference between the top nation in the IRB Sevens Series - and experience is what defending champion New Zealand have in abundance in Wellington this weekend.

While young stars have come and gone the likes of DJ Forbes, Tomasi Cama Junior and Lote Raikabula have been the back bone of Gordon Tietjens side having each played in over 40 tournaments.

In a warm up game with Kenya this morning, Raikabula said that knowing how to handle the pressure in some of the deciding matches will be important in this tournament.