SBW to make 7s debut at Wellington

Sonny Bill Williams will debut for the New Zealand Sevens team at the Wellington Sevens.

The two-time Rugby World Cup-winning All Black has made the transition to Sevens ahead of the Rio Olympics, hoping to add yet another achievement to his impressive CV.

The side also sees the return of four Super Rugby players who have pulled on the All Blacks Sevens jersey in recent seasons.

Brothers Akira Ioane and Rieko Ioane are the first brothers to play together in one tournament for the team.

Akira made his debut for the All Blacks Sevens in Wellington two years ago and Rieko, a year ago, also in Wellington.

Both also play for the Blues.

Hurricanes loose forward Ardie Savea also returns to the side after featuring in the team across six tournaments in 2012.

New Zealand is in pool A with South Africa, Scotland and Russia. 

Meanwhile, Fiji is in Pool B with Japan, Wales and Argentina. 

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team will depart for Wellington tomorrow. 

They will take on Japan at 11.36am this Saturday.

Fiji will face Wales at 2.38pm and take on Argentina at 5.46pm this Saturday.

The Cup quarters will start at 12.02pm Sunday, the Cup semis start at 4.27pm while the Cup final kicks off at 7.30pm.

The team is:

Kurt Baker (Taranaki)
Sam Dickson (Canterbury)
Akira Ioane (Auckland)
Rieko Ioane (Auckland)
Gillies Kaka (Hawke's Bay)
Ben Lam (Auckland)
Tim Mikkelson (Waikato)
Augustine Pulu (Counties Manukau)
Ardie Savea (Wellington)
Regan Ware (Waikato)
Sonny Bill Williams* (Counties Manukau)
Joe Webber (Waikato)

Source: TVNZ