mobanmarketAustralian captain Henry Hutchison concedes the youthful team is still getting used to the 'hunted' tag as they look to keep their Olympic hopes alive.After their Hong Kong success, the defending World Series champions have struggled for consistency, their hallmark of 2021-22, missing the semi-finals in their last three events.HSBC SYDNEY SEVENS TICKET FINAL RELEASE: GET YOUR TICKETS TO RUGBY’S BIGGEST PARTY NOW!It comes as they deal with an ongoing injury toll, missing Nick Malouf, Matt Gonzalez and Kye Oates for Sydney.“(Being champions) is a whole new pressure we are probably still getting used to,” Hutchison said to reporters.“The New Zealands, the South Africas, the Fijis, they’re probably a bit more used to that pressure on top. But we are taking that on, we are relishing it and we enjoy it. We just have to get some points on the board and get back in the top four.“There’s 10 teams that could probably roll out and win this tournament.”The World Series is arguably the most competitive it's ever been, with four different winners in the first four events.“The top ten teams can beat anyone on any given day and you have to go into each tournament like it’s your last,” Maurice Longbottom added.“If you go in and don’t respect a certain team, they’ll put you to the sword.“The game is just growing from the time I joined. There wasn’t really much of a competition back there outside of the big teams but now it’s getting better and better with more people playing Rugby, especially the likes of USA.”This was backed by coach John Manenti, pointing out Tonga’s success as an Invitational team as they upset Great Britain in Hamilton.“You’ve got to be on song every game and if you’re not, you are in a dog fight,” he believes.“Everyone is getting exposed to it and the more they do, the better the challenges are. Whilst the South Africans, New Zealands and Fijis of the world are still getting players pulled out into their national 15s programs, some of the lesser countries don’t have that drain.”Sydney's event will be the first time the majority of the squad will play in front of a home crowd, with Hutchison confident it'll bring the best out of them.“We have a new surge of players since COVID, so a lot of them haven’t played at home. I am hoping it will give them an extra leg, and a bit of extra fight in the belly to get up and get off the ground,” Australian men’s captain Henry Hutchison said.“Playing in front of friends and family. We are always overseas and always touring, so to get to play at home and our backyard, it doesn’t happen often.”Click Here: penrith panthers shirt