Wales Sevens coach Gareth Baber has named a strong squad for the Hannover Sevens in a bid to win entry to the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai next March.
The Ireland Sevens team will travel to Hanover in Germany next weekend with automatic qualification for the 2009 IRB World Cup Sevens tournament in Dubai up for grabs.
Edinburgh forward Steve Lawrie has revealed the agony of pre-season training is ensured by experienced players such as former Scotland squad man Simon Cross.
Gloucester's England inside-centre Olly Barkley is to have an operation on his broken left wrist this week and is expected to be out of action for up to eight more weeks.
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