Alatasi Tupou

The 30 year old was discharged without conviction last month after pleading guilty to driving under the influence and without a licence.

Tupou was stood down for the final two World Series tournaments and, alongside La'aloi Leilua and Murphy Paulo, will make his first appearance for the Manu 7s since March.

10 of the 14-man World Cup squad have been retained from the London and Paris legs, while Gordon Langkilde has is set to make his first appearance since before the Commonwealth Games, after overcoming injury concerns.

Alatasi Tupou appeared in court in Apia Frday, after earlier pleading guilty to drunk driving and driving without a licence.

His lawyers argued that a conviction would harm his international rugby career, and that he had already faced intense public scrutiny in the wake of the charges.

The district court judge, Alalatoa Rosella Papalii, accepted the argument, although she still ordered him to pay $US270 in court costs.

The 30-year-old met with the SRU High Performance Unit Integrity Committee at the weekend, after being sent home from the World Series tournament in London.

The two test Manu Samoa international was found to have breached his contract on the evening of May 26, prior to the Manu sevens team's departure for the UK.

The committee has suspended Tupou from all playing for two weeks, on top of him being stood down from the World Series tournaments in London and Paris.

He will also undergo counselling as part of his rehabilitation.

The 30 year old was charged by police in the early hours of Sunday morning, before the team left the country for the final two World Series tournaments in London and Paris.

Tupou, who has two test caps for Manu Samoa, will front a disciplinary hearing upon his arrival back in the country.

"SRU expects high standard of conduct from all players and management representing our country with a zero tolerance of any misconduct within any Manu Samoa team," said SRU High Performance Unit General Manager Zane Hilton.

Upon arrival, Alatasi will front the Samoan Rugby HPU Integrity Unit.

“SRU expects high standard of conduct from all players and management representing our country with a zero tolerance of any misconduct within any Manu Samoa team,” said HPU General Manager, Zane Hilton.

“We have made contact with our MS 7s management to stand him down until further notice. He will arrive in the country by the end of the week and will front the Samoan Rugby HPU Integrity Unit for his disciplinary hearing,” Hilton said in a statement issued by SRU today.

He is the remaining player of the Manu Sevens World Champions 2010 still in form and contention and led BBE Vaiala in the Cup Championship of the recent Marist International Sevens at Apia Park.

The team has shown some improvement in the last two legs and is ranked 13th in the overall standings.

The Manu 7s team:

1. Faalemiga Selesele - Moata'a/Hawkes Bay, Satupa'itea, Moata'a, Salelologa

2. Tomasi Alosio - Hutt Old Boys Marist, Wellington/ Levi Saleimoa/ Falefa

3. Lafaele Vaa - Vailele

4 Tila Mealoi - Apia Maroons, Apia