Robbie Deans names Sevens quartet in Wallabies touring party

Four members of the Australian Sevens team have been included in a 36-man Wallabies squad for their upcoming tour of Hong Kong and Europe.

The Sevens team won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and Wallabies head coach Robbie Deans was impressed with what he saw.

Sevens skipper Pat McCutcheon, half-back Nick Phipps, winger Lachie Turner and winger/full-back Luke Morahan are named in the touring party.

Turner is the only one of the four to have earned a Wallabies cap, although Morahan featured in a non-cap midweek match against Cardiff last year.

McCutcheon, 23, played for the Australian Barbarians against England earlier this year while Phipps, 21, will back up Will Genia and Luke Burgess in the half-back position. Meanwhile, Van Humphries, 34, could make history as he attempts to become the oldest player to ever debut for Australia.

The tour begins in Hong Kong as the Wallabies clash with the All Blacks in the last Bledisloe Cup Test of the season. They will then play Wales, England, Italy and France in Test matches while also taking on Leicester and Munster in midweek matches.

SQUAD

Forwards: Ben Alexander, Richard Brown, Mark Chisholm, Ben Daley, Huia Edmonds, Rocky Elsom (captain), Saia Faingaa, Scott Higginbotham, Matt Hodgson, Van Humphries, Salesi Ma'afu, Ben McCalman, Pat McCutcheon, Stephen Moore, Dean Mumm, Benn Robinson, Nathan Sharpe, Rob Simmons, James Slipper.

Backs: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Berrick Barnes, Kurtley Beale, Luke Burgess, Quade Cooper, Rod Davies, Anthony Faingaa, Will Genia, Matt Giteau, Peter Hynes, Pat McCabe, Drew Mitchell, Luke Morahan, James O'Connor, Nick Phipps, David Pocock, Lachie Turner.