Wallabies star Samu Kerevi will enjoy another rugby sevens cameo at the Commonwealth Games, where the women seek revenge for their 2018 silver.
Samu Kerevi will squeeze another rugby sevens cameo into his Wallabies schedule after being included for Australia's Commonwealth Games tilt later this month in Birmingham.
The Wallabies star, man of the match in Saturday's Test defeat of England, was a surprise addition for last year's Olympics and showed his class as one of the side's best-performed players.
The centre returned to Japanese club rugby after the Tokyo tilt but his sevens teammates kicked on.
They sit an impressive second in the rankings with one World Series leg to play, on the cusp of a maiden title despite their program being scaled back by Rugby Australia cost cuts.
That last round won't come until August, after Birmingham's Games where Australia will be one of the medal fancies thanks to their rejuvenation and Kerevi's return.
It sets up a hectic schedule for Kerevi, who will return to Suncorp Stadium with the Wallabies on Saturday and then complete the series against England in Sydney the following week.
The Wallabies then play two Tests in Argentina in August, before the remainder of the Rugby Championship against South Africa and New Zealand in September.
NSW Waratahs winger Mark Nawaqanitawase has also been included, with Nick Malouf as captain and playmaker Maurice Longbottom the only player that featured in Gold Coast's Games four years ago.
"Those boys have worked extremely hard to get that program going," Kerevi said of the squad mainstays.
"When I come in I want to make sure they know I'm there to push for a spot and work hard.
"Head down, listen ... I'm not the best player in the world, coming in thinking I know everything.
"I want to get better ... and I want to win a medal, not just for me but for the program."
Australia's women have surged back into the reckoning as dominant 2022 world champions, a summit they've climbed ever since New Zealand stole their throne with gold in extra time on the Gold Coast four years ago.
Co-captains Charlotte Caslick and Demi Hayes want revenge for that loss and will have support from fresh faces Madison Ashby, Jesse Southwell, Faith Nathan and sisters Maddison and Teagan Levi.
AUSTRALIAN RUGBY SEVENS COMMONWEALTH GAMES SQUADS
Women: Charlotte Caslick, Lily Dick, Dominique Du Toit, Demi Hayes, Madison Ashby, Tia Hinds, Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea, Maddison Levi, Teagan Levi, Faith Nathan, Sariah Paki, Jesse Southwell, Sharni Williams.
Men: Ben Dowling, Matt Gonzalez, Henry Hutchinson, Samu Kerevi, Nathan Lawson, Maurice Longbottom, Nick Malouf, Ben Marr, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Henry Paterson, Dietrich Roache, Corey Toole, Josh Turner.
