Mens European itinerary July 16: v France, Bourge. July 17: v France, Bourge. July 23: v Belgium, Nivelles. July 24: v Belgium, Nivelles. July 30: v Holland, Amstelveen. Tour Report from Darren & Richard>>

Team for Europe Gareth Brooks, Simon Child, Dean Couzins, Bevan Hari, Casey Henwood, Simon Towns (captain), Paul Woolford (Auckland); Jason Bradley, Shea McAleese (Canterbury), Ben Collier, Blair Hopping, Darren Smith (vice-captain), Lloyd Stephenson (North Harbour); Richard Petherick (Waikato), Phil Burrows, James Nation, Mitesh Patel, Kyle Pontifex (Wellington).

Squad for July 3-9 training camp Ryan Archibald, Hamish Baron, Brooks, Child, Couzins, Cain Fleming, Dion Gosling, Henwood, Wayne McIndoe, Sanjay Patel, Dharmesh Puna, Woolford (Auckland); Bradley, Hugh Copland, McAleese, Brad Shaw (Canterbury); Shaun Barnett, Collier, Bryce Collins, Hopping, David Kosoof, Smith, Stephenson (North Harbour); Petherick (Waikato), Burrows, Tim Gyles, Pontifex (Wellington).