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For many, watching Sevens on Rotorua International Stadium's embankment during summer is an opportunity to relax.

But for the Bay of Plenty's Morgan Morrow it ignited a keen interest in the sport's global possibilities.

Bay of Plenty's Morgan Morrow (left) during the New Zealand Women's Sevens team training at Blake Park. Photos: Tracy Hardy.

Fast-forward 10 months and the 25-year-old finds herself named in Sean Horan's New Zealand Women's Sevens squad ahead of their 2014/2015 World Series campaign in Dubai next week.

Morrow is joined by former Kiwi Fern Charlotte Scanlan, 26, of Auckland as the new additions to the side heading for the first of six tournaments in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

'It doesn't feel real yet,” says Morgan. 'It's been a couple of real fast weeks and I didn't think it would happen so fast. I only had my first Sevens game three weeks ago.

'I remember being at the Rotorua National Sevens [in January] and thinking I could give that a go and that was nine or 10 months ago. I didn't think it would happen this quick.”

A former NZ touch representative, she appeared on Horan's wider radar at fullback for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in this year's Women's Provincial Championship.

A strong performance in Taupo at the national Women's Sevens Series this month then saw the Taupo Intermediate teacher elevated to the national team.

With just a handful of matches under her belt in the Sevens arena, Morrow is grateful for the opportunity but equally aware she has plenty to cover by 'learning a million things” a day.

Morrow says with Olympic qualification the major goal for this year's World Series, the possibility of staking a claim for Rio has become an achievable goal.

'This definitely helps as there is a lot of contracts open as well, so I am trying to consolidate a place in the team,” she adds.

'So I just want to do well in this tournament and hopefully get a call up for the next camp as well.”

Horan says the two debutants will come away to learn about international Sevens, and will be expected to soak up the atmosphere and adjust to the level of play.

He says Morrow is a great touch player who brings good ball skills in the catch-and-pass area of the game.

'She has brilliant vision at finding a gap, and that's from touch,” says Horan. 'She knows how to put players into big openings in the defence.

'She works extremely hard and has some good height that we are looking for.”

Looking ahead to Rio, Horan says the side's goal for the last three years has been to create a programme with considerable depth of talent, which can only help grow the performance of the NZ team.

'It's the pinnacle of our sport,” adds Horan

'This is a stepping stone. Dubai is a great opportunity to shake off those cobwebs and make a statement for Rio.”

New Zealand Women's Sevens team:

Ruby Tui – Cantebrury

Carla Hohepa – Waikato

Hazel Tubic – Counties Manukau

Jordon Webber – Waikato

Sarah Goss – Manawatu

Gayle Broughton – Taranaki

Tyla Nathan-Wong – Auckland

Kelly Brazier – Otago

Morgan Morrow – Bay of Plenty

Charlotte Scanlan – Auckland

Portia Woodman – Auckland

Shiray Tane – Waikato