IRB confirms pool draw for USA Sevens

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The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for the USA Sevens, the fourth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Las Vegas on 24-26 January 2014.
The draw was conducted just before the Cup final of the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens, won by South Africa amid jubilant scenes.

USA SEVENS POOLS :

Pool A: SOUTH AFRICA, KENYA, WALES, CANADA

Pool B: NEW ZEALAND, FIJI, AUSTRALIA, SCOTLAND

Pool C: SAMOA, PORTUGAL, ENGLAND, URUGUAY

Pool D: ARGENTINA, FRANCE, USA, SPAIN

After their inspirational Cup win at the third round of the Series in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa head Pool A and line up once again against their former coach Paul Treu and his Kenyan side, as well as Wales and Canada.

Port Elizabeth runners-up, Series leaders New Zealand, face a tough Pool B featuring Fiji, trans-Tasman rivals Australia and Scotland.

Resurgent Samoa will enjoy their usual strong support in Las Vegas and face Portugal, England and Uruguay in Pool C.

Santiago Gomez Cora and his Argentina side will play France, host nation USA and Spain in Pool D.

Courtesy of IRB

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