The pools and match schedule for the London Sevens at Twickenham on May 22-23 have been announced by the International Rugby Board (IRB).
Samoa currently lead the Series by three points from New Zealand and as a result are the top seeds in the 16-team tournament with New Zealand, Fiji and Australia also heading a pool.
The opening match will be a repeat of the Cup final in Adelaide last month with Samoa looking to beat USA and get their challenge for a fourth successive Cup ***le off to a flying start before facing Italy and Argentina in Pool A.
Defending champions England will face two traditional sporting rivals on day one against Australia - the side they beat in the Hong Kong Cup quarter-finals - and Scotland, with Russia the other side in Pool D.
New Zealand, winners in Dubai and George in December, are joined in Pool B by crowd favourites Kenya, RWC Sevens champions Wales and Portugal.
South Africa, the defending IRB Sevens World Series champions, will be hoping to end a run of five straight losses to Fiji this season when they come face to face in Pool C, which also features Canada and France.
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Samoa currently lead the Series by three points from New Zealand and as a result are the top seeds in the 16-team tournament with New Zealand, Fiji and Australia also heading a pool.
The opening match will be a repeat of the Cup final in Adelaide last month with Samoa looking to beat USA and get their challenge for a fourth successive Cup ***le off to a flying start before facing Italy and Argentina in Pool A.
Defending champions England will face two traditional sporting rivals on day one against Australia - the side they beat in the Hong Kong Cup quarter-finals - and Scotland, with Russia the other side in Pool D.
New Zealand, winners in Dubai and George in December, are joined in Pool B by crowd favourites Kenya, RWC Sevens champions Wales and Portugal.
South Africa, the defending IRB Sevens World Series champions, will be hoping to end a run of five straight losses to Fiji this season when they come face to face in Pool C, which also features Canada and France.
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