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New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens has included four All Blacks in his 12-man squad named for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October.

Zac Guildford and Adam Thomson, who are part of this year's All Blacks squad, and 2009 All Blacks Ben Smith and Hosea Gear have been added to eight IRB Sevens World Series regulars.

DJ Forbes captains with the likes of Kurt Baker, Sherwin Stowers, Tomasi Cama and Lote Raikabula also involved.

Sevens veteran Zar Lawrence is a suprise absentee, although the playmaker has often been forced to start on bench at recent IRB legs.

Wellington’s Julian Savea and Bay of Plenty’s Solomon King have been named as stand-by players and will travel with the squad to Dubai for acclimatisation on October 1, with the 12-man Commonwealth Games team continuing on to Delhi on 6 October.

All 14 players will also assemble for a two-day camp in Auckland on 23-24 August.

 “My core national squad members have really proved themselves during the World Series and have all earned their spots in this team,” said Tietjens.

“We have also been lucky enough to be able to add to that with high calibre and experienced players,” he added.

Since sevens’ inclusion into the games in 1998, New Zealand have taken home the gold medal on each occasion.

New Zealand Olympic Committee secretary general and Commonwealth Games head selector, Barry Maister, is delighted to name a strong team.

“Rugby sevens is a stand-out event at the Commonwealth Games,” he said.

“Since it first featured on the Commonwealth Games schedule in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, New Zealand has come home victorious each time. I’m certainly looking forward to an exciting competition and New Zealand fans will be too.”

New Zealand squad for Commonwealth Games: Toby Arnold (Bay of Plenty), Kurt Baker (Taranaki), Tomasi Cama (Manawatu), DJ Forbes (captain, Counties-Manukau), Hosea Gear (Wellington), Zac Guildford (Hawke's Bay), Tim Mikkelson (Waikato), Lote Raikabula (Manawatu), Ben Smith (Otago), Ben Souness (Taranaki), Sherwin Stowers (Counties-Manukau), Adam Thomson (Otago).