squad of ten chosen yesterday for the upcoming World Sevens tournament in Uruguay.

The additional player heading to South America during the first week in January is David Bird, who wasn't available for the Caribbean tournament in Barbados.

The Bermuda squad will be led by Alvin Harvey. The remaining members are Sean Field-Lament, Patrick Cooper, David Bird, Andrew Correia, Scott Correia, Heath Robinson, Ross Webber, Mike Gorrie and Mike Montgomery. National team coach Keiron Peacock is satisfied that the group will be a formidable one, with the potential of reaching the final of the World Cup qualifier -- one of four held in various countries around the world. "There are no real surprises in the make-up of the team. There is a 36-month of eligibility that is applied for one to be selected and there is just one player who was expected to be considered but didn't make it,'' said the coach, a teacher at Saltus Grammar School. Availability of all potential players at the same time is always difficult and Peacock said this was the best Bermuda could do at the moment.

"Your best squad are your players who can go away,'' he said. "You can always look and say, well, had this or that player been available maybe we could have been stronger. But you go with the players who are fit and available and we are very confident that it's a strong squad and one that will do well. "Whatever happens, it's going to be another opportunity for our growing reputation to be enhanced.'' The top five finishers will go through to the finals in Hong Kong -- something which is not unimaginable for the Bermuda team with a bit of luck. If Bermuda can carry their momemtum from their triumph in the Caribbean they can reach unprecedented heights in a short tournament such as the one in Uruguay.

Fifteen other countries will challenging them, including Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Bahamas and a host of other countries from South American and Polynesia. Bermuda, who will depart January 1, play their first game against Argentina on January 4 followed by matches against Germany and Papua New Guinea on the same day. Because of the humid conditions in Uruguay, tournament games will be from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Bermuda have taken this into consideration by arriving a few days early so that the players will have time to acclimatise. "We selected the squad a few weeks ago and have had about six sessions together so far, we are really looking forward to what's ahead of us,'' said Peacock.