Vito included in NZ 7s sqaud

New Zealand 7s coach Gordon Tietjens has included Hurricanes loose forward Victor Vito in his final 12-man squad for Hong Kong and Adelaide 7s tournaments.

Vito who played at the Rugby World Cup 7s tournament, returned to the Hurricanes, but was released to help the Kiwis win the third leg of the IRB World 7s Series.

Tietjens has also named Tomasi Cama, Lote Raikabula, DJ Forbes, Paul Grant, Nigel Hunt, Zar lawrence, Tim Mikkelson, Jordan Puletua, Julian Savea, Ben Souness and Chad Tuoro in his team.

New Zealand at the Hong Kong 7s tournament are pooled with Australia, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

The Hong Kong 7s tournament kicks off next Friday.