All 16 international teams have declared their final squads of 12 for the Adelaide leg of the IRB Sevens World Series event on 19-21 March, including a late change for New Zealand.
Experienced playmaker Lote Raikabula has been forced to withdraw through injury and has been replaced in the kiwi line-up by newcomer Leka Tupuola from Wellington.
With 33 tournaments under his belt, Raikabula is the most experienced member of New Zealand's wider Sevens squad, while Tupuola is their only player never to have experienced the World Series.
Of the 16 international sides in Adelaide, England, Fiji, Samoa and Wales are the only four to include no IRB Sevens debutants for the tournament, which is the fifth leg of the 2009/10 IRB Sevens World Series.
Notable among the 26 players new to international Sevens is Tommy Saunders, the latest NFL convert in the USA team.
Scotland start the tourament with 11 players after Chris Kinloch returned home. On the first day's play, 19 March, eight matches will take place in the evening at the Oval ground, with 16 further pool matches on Saturday and then 20 knock-out games on Sunday.
Most experienced squad: Kenya, 276 tournaments played between the 12 players (second Samoa, 268) Least experienced squad: PNG, 13 tournaments played Most capped player: Uale Mai, Samoa, 63 tournaments Top try-scorer this season: Mikaele Pesamino, Samoa, 28 tries Top point-scorer this season: Ben Gollings, England, 187 points Top try scorer all-time, Adelaide: Mikaele Pesamino, Samoa, 15 tries Top point-scorer all-time, Adelaide: Lolo Lui, Samoa: 92 points
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