Fiji born Lote Raikabula has been included in the New Zealand Sevens 12 man squad for the final two legs of the 2009/10 IRB Sevens World Series in London next week and Edinburgh a week later.

Gordon Tietjens welcomes back Raikabula, one of his key quartet alongside captain DJ Forbes, Zar Lawrence and Tomasi Cama, to a side that are still in the hunt for the Series title, sitting just three points behind Samoa.

Sherwin Stowers and Solomon King also return to the squad after recovering from injuries, the latter making his first appearance of the season for New Zealand.

Tietjens, who has coached New Zealand to the title in eight of the 10 World Series to date, will travel to Europe in confident mood having been able to field his strongest squad for the last final tournaments of the season.

The New Zealand 7s team is, Kurt Baker, Beauden Barrett, Tomasi Cama, DJ Forbes, Solomon King, Tim Mikkelson, Zar Lawrence, Lote Raikabula, Ben Souness, Toby Arnold, Sherwin Stowers, Save Tokula.

The England 7s tournament will be held next weekend.