Henry Speight has been named in an extended Australia Sevens squad that will participate in an Olympics qualification tournament in Auckland this weekend.

The Oceania Regional Olympic Qualifier will be held this Saturday and Sunday.

Australia will play Nauru, Cook Islands and Tonga in Pool A while Pool B has Samoa, Papua New Guinea, American Samoa and the Solomon Islands.

Only the winning team at the Oceania Regional Olympic Qualifier will secure a spot in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The runner‑up and third‑placed side in the tournament will secure spots in the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.

 

Australian Sevens squad (three to be omitted):

Cameron Clark, Tom Cusack, Allan Fa'alava'au, Con Foley, Pama Fou, Lewis Holland, Henry Hutchison, Greg Jeloudev, Ed Jenkins, Tom Lucas, Sam Myers, Jesse Parahi, Henry Speight, James Stannard, Michael Wells.