The Australian Sevens sides have confirmed their teams for the inaugural New York event on the SVNS World Series.
Women’s coach Tim Walsh has made a trio of changes, headlined by the injury return of Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea.
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The Commonwealth Games gold medalist last pulled on the gold jersey before the 2024 Paris Olympics, only for a long-term knee injury to cruel her campaign.
She will be joined in the squad by Queensland-born duo Teagan Levi and Kaitlin Shave.
Levi reunites with sister Maddison after she impressed during the Next Gen Sevens competition.
They replace Mackenzie Davis, Bridget Clark and Kiiahla Duff, looking to break New Zealand’s current streak of three titles in a row.
"We are tracking well despite not getting the win we desired in Vancouver," Walsh said.
"We’re continuing to rotate our squad with Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea returning from long-term injuries plus Teagan Levi and Kaitlin Shave re-joining the team to bolster the squad.
"We are looking to finish the regular series off with the paradox of detail providing consistency whilst challenging athletes to explore their skillsets and strategies."
Meanwhile, the Men will go into New York with a rare unchanged 13 that finished fourth in Canada.
Liam Barry’s side took down France and Argentina to qualify for the semi-finals, only to suffer defeats to eventual champions South Africa and Fiji, who both sit tied on top of the overall ladder with one round to go.
"The team were pleased with their overall Day 1 performance but then bitterly disappointed with their Day 2 results," Barry believes.
"We thought we had enough chances in our semi-final to win the game but our execution and added to a couple of critical decisions that went against us.
"Unfortunately we took this frustration into the third-place playoff and lacked discipline which is not how we play.
"We are all very excited that we are heading to New York for the first time and will look to improve in this weekend’s performances."
Australia’s Men will meet France, New Zealand and South Africa in the pool stages while the Aussie Women clash with Japan, Canada and USA.
New York marks the end of the regular season, with the new-look three-leg Championship set to commence in Hong Kong next month, finishing in Spain and France in May.
2. Amahli Hala – 6 events
3. Faith Nathan – 37 events
5. Teagan Levi – 29 events
6. Madison Ashby (c) – 30 events
8. Kaitlin Shave – 11 events
9. Tia Hinds – 26 events
10. Isabella Nasser (c) – 22 events
11. Demi Kennewell – 29 events
12. Maddison Levi – 32 events
13. Heidi Dennis – 11 events
15. Kahli Henwood – 10 events
55. Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea – 15 events
65. Sariah Paki – 40 events
1. Henry Hutchison (c) – 64 events
2. Ben Dowling – 25 events
4. Dietrich Roache – 32 events
7. Josh Turner – 42 events
10. Ben Dalton – 14 events
11. Maurice Longbottom – 50 events
13. Jayden Blake – 11 events
14. James Turner – 23 events
23. Aden Ekanayake – 12 events
24. Ethan McFarland – 5 events
33. Harry Wilson – 5 events
49. Archie Saunders – 1 event
77. Wallace Charlie – 6 events
Players unavailable for selection
- Will Cartwright (shoulder) – 2026/2027 season
- Charlotte Caslick (pregnancy) – 2026/2027 season
- Hadley Tonga (finger) – World Championships
- Michael Icely (shoulder) – Hong Kong 7s
- Beau Morrison (knee) – Hong Kong 7s
- Henry Paterson (knee) – 2026/2027 season
AUSTRALIA MEN
- Sunday March 15: Australia v France (1:44am AEDT)
- Sunday March 15: Australia v New Zealand (4:40am AEDT)
- Sunday March 15: Australia v South Africa (7:58am AEDT)
AUSTRALIA WOMEN
- Sunday March 15: Australia v Japan (3:12am AEDT)
- Sunday March 15: Australia v Canada (6:08am AEDT)
- Sunday March 15: Australia v USA (9:26am AEDT)
