For someone who has achieved so much in such a short space of time in the game of rugby, the Bay of Plenty seems like the perfect spot to relocate for some rest and relaxation.

But take a quick glance at the New Zealand Women's Sevens team training at Mount Maunganui's Blake Park and you will find Kelly Brazier, who's intent on taking on the world at the 2016 Olympic Games.

New Zealand Women's Sevens player Kelly Brazier training at Blake Park. Photos: Tracy Hardy.

Some 12 months ago, the Black Ferns star made the decision to move to warmer pastures from her home town of Dunedin in search of cementing a spot in the Kiwi's Olympic squad.

And if countless kicks effortlessly sailing over the crossbar is any indication, she is more than accustomed to her new home.

'It's a lot warmer up here and with all our training here it saves a lot of travel,” she says. 'Travelling back down home plus overseas - it was quite a lot.”

During this time she has helped Arataki take out the 2014 Bay of Plenty women's club rugby final and turn out for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in the Women's Provincial Championship.

But 18 months out from the global showpiece, any future ambitions Brazier has in the 15-aside format has taken a backseat, with women's sevens coach Sean Horan beginning to piece together his side tasked with bringing back gold.

Brazier is no stranger to the cauldron of international sport having carved out a lengthy sporting career already, representing New Zealand in the Under-21 mixed touch team at 14 and the New Zealand secondary schoolgirls team at 15.

In 2009 she made her Black Ferns international rugby debut against England, the same year she scored 64 points - 10 tries and seven conversions – for her Alhambra Union club in one match during the Otago Metropolitan Women's Premier Division.

Yet taking part in an Olympic Games would top everything off.

'I never dreamed I would go to the Olympics,” says Kelly. 'I always thought I played the wrong sports.”

And today's selection in Horan's 12-strong squad to contest round two of the World Rugby Women's Sevens in Sao Paulo, Brazil takes her a step closer.

Horan says after Dubai [round one] and the National Sevens, all of the players were eager to get back into World Series action.

'The players have had some great game time over the summer,” he says, 'and the National Sevens tournament provided a great build up heading into this camp.

'They are now match-hardened and they're itching to get out there.”

Injuries to Honey Hireme, Carla Hohepa and Alexis Tapsell have opened the door for Auckland's Charlotte Scanlan, who was named for the first time in the contracted squad last week. She played in her first World Series tournament in Dubai last year.

Horan says there's already a high awareness that next year's Olympics are honing into view.

'We all know what the goal is,” he says, 'but we can't get ahead of ourselves, and our focus has to be on performing this year, and earning qualification.

'We know that other countries will continue to get better, and we can't be complacent. We have to work and play hard in every game and every tournament.”

The selections sees Bay of Plenty's latest Sevens signing Morgan Morrow misses out on the final squad while other Bay player Alexis Tapsell is out injured.