The New Zealand Rugby Union will be heading to Northland in the search of Women's Sevens Olympic hopefuls on May 6 as part of their Go4Gold Women's Sevens Programme.
Northland is hosting one of 14 open trial camps around the country with 80 female athletes from the region signing up
to test out their skills on May 6 at Kensington Park's Marist Rugby and Sports Club, in Whangarei.
NZ's women's sevens coach Sean Horan said they were encouraging all types of athletes to give sevens a go.
"To be a great sevens player you need to be fit, have speed and be highly motivated with a great work ethic.
"We have some great 15s players in this country, some of whom will make fantastic sevens players, but we also have untapped talent out there and we are hoping that these trial camps unearth some of that," Horan said. "Once we identify players as potential sevens Olympians, we will monitor their progress through development programmes that will boost their fitness and help them learn the game," he added.
