Today England revealed the identity of their pool stage opponents at next month’s Emirates Airline London Sevens. The second seeds have been grouped with Argentina, the USA and France in Pool B at Twickenham Stadium of the tournament staged on May 21-22.
Twickenham to close the gap going into the Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens on May 28-29.
England head coach Ryan said, "We’re primed for a pretty big assault on the Emirates Airline London Sevens and we need to win the tournament to have a chance to win the series".
"France are looking to turn things around at sevens and the USA and Argentina sides are improving all the time.
"The strength of the emerging European teams – like Russia and Portugal – means you can argue that this is the most competitive tournament in the series. Who we’re drawn against doesn’t matter too much – we know we’ll have to do our homework and work very hard."
London title-holders Australia face series champions Samoa, Scotland and Canada in Pool C, with South Africa, Fiji, Russia and Portugal in Pool D.
IRB Sevens Manager Beth Coalter said: "Once again the stage is set for a thrilling climax to the season. Last year the crowd, the weather and the rugby combined to make Twickenham an electric and truly memorable weekend of sevens and we can all expect more of the same this year."
Emirates Airline London Sevens :
Pool A: New Zealand, Wales, Kenya, Spain
Pool B: England, Argentina, USA, France
Pool C: Samoa, Australia, Scotland, Canada
Pool D: South Africa, Fiji, Russia, Portugal
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