One final push is all that is required for the All Blacks Sevens side to secure its spot at next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

But it is evident things won't be easy, with a number of sides breathing down their neck intent on being one of the top four teams to qualify at the end of this season's HSBC Sevens Word Series.

All Blacks Sevens captain DJ Forbes looks to pass to Reiko Ioane at Blake Park. Photos: Bruce Barnard.

Heading into the final two legs of the series in Scotland and England, the New Zealand side sits nine points adrift of leaders South Africa, and four behind Fiji.

And the team is keen to end the season with top performances after finishing a disappointing fifth in Tokyo, but faced a challenging pool in Glasgow, having to play Kenya, Samoa and series leader South Africa.

'It's important we do well,” says All Black Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens. 'If we win that pool and go on to win the tournament we can go on to win the World Series.

'It's going to be tough. Qualifying for the Olympics is always our first priority so it's paramount we do well and accumulate more points.”

After a couple of days based at Mount Maunganui, Sir Titch welcomes back one of the squad's key members in recent seasons. Gillies Kaka has not played since injuring his hand at the Las Vegas Sevens.

'Gillies has a big influence on the way we play and with Beaudein Waaka it gives us huge depth in the crucial position of half back,” says Sir Titch.

Bustling Counties Manukau back Sam Vaka is also back after being injured in the National Sevens in January. He earns a recall having last played in the Port Elizabeth tournament last December.

'Sam's a powerful player, strong in contact and very quick,” admits Sir Titch. 'He's someone who gives it his all when he plays in the black jersey so we're looking forward to him performing well in Glasgow.

The side had a one day camp in Auckland last week and have trained hard since assembling in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.

'We've really lifted the intensity in everything we do,” he adds. 'Collectively we're a lot fitter and better conditioned, so we're in the right shape to do well in the next two tournaments.

'We finished last season by winning the last two tournaments. But this will be tougher.

'We're sitting third on the table, but we can bounce back and we've been in this situation where, at the death, we've won another World Series, so it's a challenge for us and I am hoping we really perform.”

Bay of Plenty's Scott Curry is part of the side to contest the final two HSBC Sevens Word Series legs.

All Black Sevens side:

Scott Curry – Bay of Plenty

Ambrose Curtis – Wellington

Dylan Collier – Waikato

Sam Dickson – Canterbury

Gillies Kaka – Hawke's Bay

DJ Forbes – Counties Manukau

Reiko Ioane – Auckland

Tim Mikkelson – Waikato

Sherwin Stowers – Counties Manukau

Beaudein Waaka – Taranaki

Joe Webber – Waikato

Sam Vaka – Counties Manukau