The captains of the 16 international teams set to compete at the inaugural Emirates Airline Glasgow Sevens came together in the centre of Scotland's largest city to launch the eighth and penultimate round of the HSBC Sevens World Series.

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Some 30,000 fans are expected at Scotstoun Stadium over this weekend to watch the best teams on the planet.

"All the captains and coaches are looking forward to the tournament at the weekend and they're waiting for the action to start and hoping that the sun continues to stay out," said Colin Gregor, captain of the home side, Scotland.

"I think Scotstoun will be great, a lot of work has been put in, the pitch is looking amazing and it's in a tight compact little stadium, which will, I'm sure, create a great atmosphere."

The two teams vying for the World Series title look to be New Zealand (128 Series points) and Fiji (122).

"I am pretty excited," said New Zealand's DJ Forbes. "We have been in this situation coming to the last maybe being behind on the table and needing a few things to go our way, or a bit of luck, but to be six points ahead, we have put ourselves in that position and there is no reason why we can't go on and obviously do the business."

If the kiwis do slip up, Fiji will be keen to take advantage and close the gap leading into the final round of the season, at Twickenham on 12-13 May.

"What we have done this season is change the way we play Sevens," said their head coach, Alifereti Dere. "We're trying to get back to what we used to do - a different style of rugby.

"We're trying to adjust to the weather in Glasgow but training has been going well and we hope to keep the pressure on at the top of the series table."