Hottest 7s in the World, Darwin, Northern Territory Australia.

Australian Team to train in Darwin for the IRB Series

After a successful start to the IRB International World Series with winning the Plate Competition in Dubai, the Australian team will have an extended camp in Darwin to prepare for the next two legs in New Zealand and the USA.

The Australian team will be at full strength when they compete at the Heineken Hottest 7's in the World in Darwin on the 23rd and 24th January 2010, where they will hope to take out the record prizemoney on offer. The team who last won the tournament in 2005 will be playing as Aussie Spirit and have now been in four finals with only the one success. Coach Michael O'Connor will be hoping that his young squad can make it a second title after the strong showing in Dubai and South Africa. There are several new faces who have shown that they up to the high level of rugby 7's with one being Clinton Sills who was the top try scorer at the Dubai event.

The team will then stay in Darwin for the following week before flying to New Zealand as the ideal preparation to for upcoming IRB tournaments in Wellington and Las Vegas. This is a first for the team who will have this further week to train as a team, something that has not been afforded in previous years.