SA drawn in NZ pool
Defending champions New Zealand and South Africa, second on the 2010/11 standings, were drawn in the same pool for the second leg of the 2011/12 IRB Sevens World Series.
The series opened when Fiji beat New Zealand in the Gold Coast Final on Saturday, with the pool draw for next week’s Round Two – in Dubai – made before the Final on the Gold Coast.
The Fijians will face island rivals Samoa and New Zealand are set to play South Africa in two of many eye-catching clashes on Day One.
Draw:
Pool A: Fiji, Samoa, Argentina, United Arab Emirates
Pool B: New Zealand, South Africa, United States, Portugal
Pool C: France, England, Kenya, Zimbabwe
Pool D: Wales, Australia, Scotland, Canada
Day One schedule:
(Kick-off is local time – GMT plus four hours)
Match 1: Wales v Scotland, 09.20
Match 2: Australia v Canada, 09.42
Match 3: Fiji v Argentina, 10.04
Match 4: Samoa v United Arab Emirates, 10.26
Match 5: New Zealand v United States, 10.48
Match 6: South Africa v Portugal, 11.10
Match 7: France v Kenya, 11.32
Match 8: England v Zimbabwe, 11.54
Match 9: Wales v Canada, 13.02
Match 10: Australia v Scotland, 13.24
Match 11: Fiji v United Arab Emirates, 13.46
Match 12: Samoa v Argentina, 14.08
Match 13: New Zealand v Portugal, 14.32
Match 14: South Africa v United States, 14.54
Match 15: France v Zimbabwe, 15.16
Match 16: England v Kenya, 15.38
Match 17: Scotland v Canada, 16.46
Match 18: Argentina v United Arab Emirates, 17.08
Match 19: United States v Portugal, 17.30
Match 20: Kenya v Zimbabwe, 18.23
Match 21: Wales v Australia, 18.44
Match 22: Fiji v Samoa, 19.06
Match 23: New Zealand v South Africa, 19.30
Match 24: France v England, 19.52
