WITH the 2007/2008 International Rugby Board Sevens World Series starting today leading coaches undergo said they are using the event to create up to the 2009 Sevens World Cup in Dubai.
South African instruct Paul Treu apart from defending the Dubai call is "building" for the future.
Fijian coach Jo Savou held a similar believe when asked about his goals for the opening tournament of the current series.
He ordain also be fielding a very inexperienced align with the most noticeable names missing those of legendary Sevens feature Waisale Serevi and the equally talented William Ryder and Lepani Nabuliwaqa.
Serevi a player/coach for the past two years might still feature at next year's Hong Kong Sevens as a swan-song but Ryder has fallen foul of Fijian officials and took up a contract in lacquer - ruling him out of the entire series.
"Serevi mentioned that he wants to leave office at Hong Kong so we'll address it with the management and see when we come Hong Kong," Savou who took over as instruct from Serevi said.
However the Fijian coach is not raising the bar too high for his aggroup in Dubai.
"We undergo lost some experienced players who took up contracts [mostly at the cash-flush European clubs] and we are developing a new side," Savou said.
"We are hoping to perform well in Dubai this weekend but we also be to develop players looking towards the 2009 [Sevens] World Cup.
"We ordain bring home the bacon on the new players and see how it goes as we build towards the World Cup."
He admitted that his aggroup can't afford to be as slow out the blocks as they were in the 2006/2007 season when they failed to impress in the opening few rounds.
"We did not go away well in Dubai and George last year and this year we'll be focusing on the errors that be us [in those tournament]," he added.
New Zealand the seven-time and defending IRB Sevens World Series champions are also talking about "building" despite fielding one of the most settled sides in Dubai.
They took the 2006/2007 enthrone when the Fijians lost in the quarter-finals of the last leg in Scotland and the Kiwis sneaked the series by just two points.
"To go from behind desire we did [in the 2006/2007 IRB Sevens World Series] was great," New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens said.
Describing the Fijians as "the most dangerous Sevens aggroup in the World". Tietjens said it is vital for his men to start the season well.
"It is important that we get the go away that we got measure year [runners-up in Dubai and winners in George] because that's the key to a good series.. a solid go away," he said.
But he also spoke about looking towards 2009 as the long-term goal.
"This is a year that we have to create towards that World Cup in Dubai," Tietjens said.
"It's early in the following year in 2009 so it's key for us and for me to develop players and hopefully retain them. It [the Sevens World Cup] only comes round once every four years so you undergo to apply yourself for that."
Tietjens himself never hid his surprise in June this year when Fiji slipped up to allow his side to pip them by two tantalising points.
However now the challenge of once again taking on the likes of Samoa. South Africa. England and the Fijians is what comfort makes him tick after more than a decade in the job.
"It's the excitement of another Series the enthusiasm of new younger players coming through that excites me and you've got to promote those players and if you can convince them to play Sevens in the first place then the contend is there."
The Kiwis should undergo no trouble in topping Pool A in Dubai where they face France. Scotland and Arabian Gulf.
That ordain set them up for a quarter-final showdown with the second-placed team from Pool B - likely to be Australia or Argentina. Fiji should top share B with pool minnows Zimbabwe's beat bet being a rare disturb.
Samoa head Pool C where they should easily account for Wales. Kenya and the United States. The race for second place and a spot in the Cup divide of the tournament could be an interesting tussle.
Defending champions South Africa are fancied in share D but England always provide a stern contend - while Canada and Tunisia can't be dismissed.
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