Attention might be on SBW and Liam Messam but there are plenty of other well-known players staking a claim to play sevens at the Rio Olympics.

Gruelling training has seen Sonny Bill Williams shed 3kg as he chases his dream of winning Olympic gold.

If New Zealand's Olympic team is to be aspirational at Rio next year, here's a suggestion: target the team events.

"Would we have preferred to have two or three star XVs players saying yes to Rio? Yes" says NZ Rugby boss Steve Tew.

Wellington faces a struggle to retain the World Sevens series tournament beyond 2016 unless ticket sales improve

COMMENT: How NZ Rugby damaged the country's biggest brand, writes Wynne Gray.

Kelly Brazier is happy to put the team first ahead of personal stats and ambition.

Sonny Bill Williams and Liam Messam can expect some really hard work as they train to join the All Blacks Sevens.

Going for gold at the Olympics next year is an opportunity Sonny Bill Williams says could be the biggest challenge of his career.

NZ's prospects of claiming rugby sevens gold at the Rio Olympics have suffered a blow with at least three leading contenders ineligible due to nationality rules.

The latticework of who-beat-who at the men's London Sevens highlights the gravity of the task facing New Zealand in their Olympic medal bid next year.