Samoa's 12 man squad for the first round of the 2012/13 Sevens World Series has been announced.

The squad sees 5 new players ahead of the first round on Australia's Gold Coast.

The 5 includes Lio Lolo, Faleniu Iosi, Tulolo Tulolo in the forwards, Patrick Faapale and Phillip Tuigamala for the backs.

Samoa is in the same pool as Spain, England and Kenya.

Meanwhile, the Digicel Fiji Sevens team leaves for Nadi this afternoon before heading to Gold Coast on Tuesday.

The tournament kicks off next Saturday with Fiji taking on Scotland in their first match at 2.42pm.

Story by: Aliki Bia