England are ready to tackle Sonny Bill Williams at the Wellington Sevens

England Sevens captain Tom Mitchell says that England have no special plans for Sonny Bill Williams if they meet New Zealand in the Wellington Sevens.

Williams, who helped New Zealand to historical back-to-back World Cup titles in England, will make his World Series debut in Wellington this weekend.

Writing in his column for The Telegraph, Mitchell says that Williams will certainly be a huge attraction at the Cake Tin and looks forward to see how he gets on.

"With the amount of sprinting and intensity needed in sevens I'm sure a lot of his opponents will be hoping he is note quite up to speed yet," wrote Mitchell in his Telegraph column.

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"It will be fascinating to see how he goes, and how long it takes him to adjust.

"How will England deal with Sonny Bill if we face hosts and holders New Zealand this weekend? Well, it's dangerous to single out any one player, and we will trust our systems."

After the Dubai and Cape Town legs of the World Series, New Zealand find themselves in the unusual position of seventh on the table. Their home leg is a chance for them to start climbing up the ladder but with South Africa, Scotland and Russia in Pool A, Mitchell says it will be a tough ask for them.

"The New Zealand team seem to be buzzing with the 30-year-old in their ranks, and few teams will fancy their chances against them this weekend, though in Pool A they will have to face South Africa, winners of the last event, in Cape Town before Christmas. How they do in that clash could set the tone for their two days."

England will also be hoping to improve their fifth place ranking and have been drawn with France, USA and Samoa in Pool C. However they are without two key senior players in Phil Burgess, who broke his arm in Cape Town, and Dan Norton who is back in England following the birth of his son.

In their absence, England head coach Simon Amor has handed debuts to Ethan Waddleton and Jack Wilson.

Waddleton, who turned 19 in November, was one of the first players to join the England Sevens academy programme and is part of a squad that blends youth with experience.

"Ethan has shown real potential since joining the programme," said Amor on englandrugby.com

"He has done well in training and has earned his place on the World Series through his performances for the academy side.

"Jack brings a lot of speed, physicality and power to our game. He has had a tough conditioning block to get him up to sevens' fitness again and has worked incredibly hard. Everyone is excited to see how he goes."

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