Five Fiji born players have been named by the world’s best rugby sevens coach Gordon Tietjens to play for the All Blacks Sevens team in the New Zealand Sevens.
The latest inclusion to the side is crafty Rocky Khan who featured for the Ponsonby team at the inaugural Uprising Fiji International Sevens in 2011.
Khan possesses great footwork, vision, pace and goal kicking abilities.
Other Fijian players in the side include Lote Raikabula, Tomasi Cama Junior, Luke Masirewa and David Raikuna.
Coach Gordon Tietjens said the pressure is on his side.
The All Blacks Sevens squad includes Kurt Baker, Tomasi Cama, Sam Dickson, DJ Forbes, Giles Kaka, Rocky Khan, Ben Lam, Luke Masirewa, Tim Mikkelson, Lote Raikabula, David Raikuna and Belgium Tuatagaloa
The New Zealand Sevens kicks off in Wellington this Friday with Fiji taking on Scotland at 1.50pm in its first pool match.
Fiji then takes on Australia at 4.46pm and the last pool match is against Portugal at 8.34pm.
Our rugby commentator Akuila Cama will accompany the team and you can catch the latest interviews and reports from Wellington - from the streets of Wellington to the players’ hotel rooms, the changing rooms and from the sidelines at Westpac Stadium.
Stay with us for the coverage of the Fiji team’s journey to Wellington.
Story by: Akuila Cama
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