All Black and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Hosea Gear has been selected by Gordon Teitjens to play for New Zealand at the Wellington leg of the IRB World Sevens Series this weekend.
The big wing played in the Mount Maunganui Club Sevens on Sunday in a late bid to impress the coach.
It seems there must have been a communication breakdown because Gear apparently negotiated a release to play in Wellington when he signed with the Highlanders for the 2012 super rugby season.
Gear was not chosen in the initial squad of 15 named last week.
The World Series moves to Las Vegas the week after Wellington so it seems that one of the 15 squad members will come into the travelling team after this weekend.
New players Ardie Savea and Mark Jackman have been named for Wellington.
New Zealand Team for Wellington
| Toby Arnold | Bay of Plenty |
| Tomasi Cama | Manawatu |
| DJ Forbes | Counties Manukau |
| Hosea Gear | Wellington |
| Frank Halai | Waikato |
| Bryce Heem | Auckland |
| Mark Jackman | Hawke’s Bay |
| Solomon King | North Harbour |
| Tim Mikkelson | Waikato |
| Charles Piutau | Auckland |
| Lote Raikabula | Wellington |
| Ardie Savea | Wellington |