Update: 12:49PM THE Ben Ryan-coached Vodafone 7s team is the top seed in Pool A of the 2015 Hong Kong 7s.
The pools for round six of the HSBC Sevens World Series 2014/2015 were announced today by World Rugby.
Fiji, after a powerful performance in winning the USA 7s on Monday, has been drawn in Pool A with neighbours Samoa, Canada and Belgium.
New Zealand, which lost to Fiji in Las Vegas, heads Pool B with Australia, Scotland and Portugal.
Series leaders South Africa is the top seed in pool C and will face France, Argentina and Japan.
USA heads Pool D which also has England, Kenya and Wales.
Pool E has host Hong Kong, Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico while Pool F has Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Russia and Tunisia.
The last group Pool G has Tonga, Zimbabwe, Georgia and Spain.
The Hong Kong 7s tournament will be held on March 27-29.
The 2014/15 season carries added significance because the top-ranked sides after the ninth and final round in London in May 2015 will qualify directly for the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.
