Cooper Vuna has been named vice captain for the Tonga Sevens squad which will compete for the final place at the Rio Olympics this weekend.
Tonga have been given a tough draw in the competition, which will take place in Monaco, as they find themselves in Pool A alongside Ireland, Zimbabwe and HSBC Paris Sevens winners Samoa.
Vuna said: “I’m really looking forward to representing Tonga Sevens and we are all focused on doing ourselves proud and progressing as far as we can.
“We’ve prepared really well for the tournament but there is only one place at the Olympics remaining so we know we all have to play at the top of our game over the entire weekend.”
The top two teams from each pool will qualify for the knockout stages, with only the eventual winners of the tournament claiming a place at the Olympic Games.
The action kicks-off at 11am local time at the iconic Stade Louis II stadium in the heart of the Principality this Saturday, with the final taking place on Sunday at 6.30pm local time.
The Rio Olympic Sevens will then get underway on Tuesday 9 August and comprises Fiji, South Africa, New Zealand, Great Britain, Argentina, USA, France, Kenya, Japan, Australia and hosts Brazil.
So if Tonga come out on top this weekend we could even see Vuna facing Warriors teammate Francois Hougaard on sport’s biggest stage this summer.