New Zealand have included four All Blacks in their squad for the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens tournament in October.

The quartet - wingers Hosea Gear and Zac Guildford, centre Ben Smith and flanker Adam Thomson - are in a 12-man squad named for the Delhi Games.

None of them have been required for the All Blacks in the current Tri-Nations series.

NZ Games rugby squad: Toby Arnold (Bay of Plenty), Kurt Baker (Taranaki), Tomasi Cama (Manawatu), DJ Forbes (capt, Counties Manukau), Hosea Gear (Wellington), Zac Guildford (Hawke's Bay), Tim Mikkelson (Waikato), Lote Raikabula (Manawatu), Ben Smith (Otago), Ben Sounness (Taranaki), Sherwin Stowers (Counties Manukau), Adam Thomson (Otago).

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