Gordon Tietjens has one goal in mind when his New Zealand team steps onto the turf at the Dubai Rugby Sevens this weekend, to get his hands back on the World Series title.

The Kiwis got last season off to the best possible start with victory in Dubai but missed out on the overall title, finishing second to first time winners Samoa.

Tietjens said they were disappointed to finish runner-up last year to a very good Samoan team so now they have to push on with their goals and objectives this year to win back the World Series.

He believes that in the IRB Sevens Series now, there is no easy pool with all of the teams’ goal to reach the quarterfinals.