The Manawatu rugby union side heads to Fiji this week to take part in the Suva international sevens tournament.
Included among the players is the son of New Zealand rugby sevens coach Gordon Tiejtens, Paul Tiejtens.
However, the side has been weakened with the absence of three players - Lote Raikabula, Tomasi Cama and Kurt Baker, who are with the New Zealand sevens squad in camp.
Manawatu sevens: Matt Hodson, Berus Mulder, Karl Bryson, Robert Thompson, Daniel Smith, Nigel Hunt, Michael Tambour, Michael Rowe, Frank Afeaki, Brendan Clare, Lasa Ulukuta, Paul Tietjens.
