John Manenti has confirmed the Australian Women's Sevens squad for the upcoming PacificAus Sport Oceania Sevens in Townsville, with Emma Tonegato set to make her return from injury.
Tonegato will make her first appearance in over 12 months after missing last month's tour of New Zealand with a shoulder injury.
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She is among seven players from the successful 2016 Olympics squad named for the tournament, kicking off on June 25.
This includes Chloe Dalton, Sharni Williams, Shannon Parry, Evania Pelite, Ellia Green and Charlotte Caslick.
Demi Hayes, Cassie Staples, Madison Ashby, Sariah Paki, Alysia Leafu-Fakaosilea and Faith Nathan have also been included in the side as they push for Olympic selection, with the squad set to be confirmed in early July.
"Our squad for Oceania has a real mix of experience and youth, and I'm excited to see them play as a team," Manenti said in a statement.
“We took a lot of learning out of our recent games against New Zealand, and we have been working on improve on these issues to play our brand of Rugby.
“This tournament allows us to test some final combinations ahead of confirming our Olympic squad, while also giving other players to make their claim for a spot on the plane to Tokyo.
Australia will open the tournament against Fiji on Friday afternoon before facing an Oceania Barbarians Sevens side in the evening, which is set to be made up of contracted players and standouts from the AON Uni Sevens competition.
They will have the wait until Saturday to reignite the rivalry against New Zealand, with all matches played at Townsville's Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
AUSTRALIA'S SQUAD FOR OCEANIA SEVENS
1. Chloe Dalton
2. Sariah Paki
3. Sharni Williams (c)
4. Charlotte Caslick
5. Vani Pelite
6. Emma Tonegato
7. Ellia Green
8. Demi Hayes
9. Shannon Parry
10. Cassie Staples
11. Madison Ashby
12. Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea
13. Faith Nathan
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