This month's TECT National Sevens will feature 16 provincial unions who qualified at the Northern, Central and Southern Regional Qualifiers held on Saturday.

Sixteen men's and 12 women's teams will vie for top honours on December 15 and 16 at the Tauranga Domain.

In the men's division, Tasman, Wellington and Counties Manukau topped their respective qualifying events, with defending champions Waikato finishing second in their Northern Region tournament.

South Canterbury and Wairarapa Bush join the 14 Mitre 10 Cup Unions to round out the 2018 men's competitors.

Women's defending champions, Manawatu, led the charge in the Central Region qualifier with Farah Palmer Cup Premiership champions Canterbury winning the Southern event and Auckland topping the Northern tournament.

In a statement issued by New Zealand Rugby it says the TECT National Sevens not only sees silverware handed out to the country's top sevens unions.

'It is also a key talent identification event for players eyeing higher honours and New Zealand Sevens selectors will be on hand to identify players for selection into the 2019 development teams.”

The 2018 TECT National Sevens men's teams are:

Northern Region:

Counties Manukau

Waikato

Bay of Plenty

Auckland

North Harbour

Northland

Central Region:

Wellington

Hawke's Bay

Manawatu

Taranaki

Wairarapa Bush

Southern Region:

Tasman

Otago

Canterbury

South Canterbury

Southland

The 2018 TECT National Sevens women's teams are:

Northern Region:

Waikato

Bay of Plenty

Counties Manukau

North Harbour

Northland

Central Region:

Manawatu

Wellington

Hawke's Bay

Taranaki

Southern Region:

Canterbury

Otago

Tasman

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