Two Bay of Plenty players have been named in the Black Ferns Seven squad of contracted players.
Kelly Brazier, who co-captained the Bay of Plenty women's team in last weekend's National Sevens tournament in Rotorua, and Michaela Blyde have been named to contest the remainder of the 2016-2017 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
The squad of 20 contracted players is made up of 18 fully-contracted players and two training contracts, leaving a further spot to be filled later in the year.
Black Ferns Sevens Head Coach Allan Bunting said he was excited about the mix of talent in the team.
"There is a lot of potential in this team. The high level of performance at the National Sevens tournament on the weekend made selections very hard. The higher standard of coaching at provincial union level is really making our job difficult which is great, but we are lucky because they are delivering quality rugby players which will make coaching the squad easier.