Draw for 7s World Cup announced

The Sevens World Cup in Cape Town will take place over three days between 9thand 11thSeptember.

As with the previous tournament, it will be a straight knockout tournament, with a “Challenge” tournament for first round losers and classification matches.

The first day will feature all of the first round games, which will open the afternoon session (apart from matches 2 and 3, which will be played in the evening). The draw is:

1: Australia v Madagascar2: New Zealand v Colombia3: France v South Africa4: United States v Poland5: Canada v China6: Fiji v Japan7: Ireland v Brazil8: England v Spain

Quarter-finals and Semi-Finals of the “Challenge” (for teams losing their first round games) will be played on Day 2 in the morning and afternoon, with the “Championship” quarter-finals following in the evening.

In both the Challenge and Championship, the draw will be:

Winner/Loser 1 v Winner/Loser 8Winner/Loser 2 v Winner/Loser 7Winner/Loser 3 v Winner/Loser 6:Winner/Loser 4 v Winner/Loser 5

For draw for the semi-finals will see the winner of the first game play the winner of the fourth, and the winner of the second play the winner of the third.

The Championship Semi-finals (and Cup” semi-finals for losing quarter-finalists) will be played in the morning of the third day, with classification games starting in the afternoon leading to a final due to take place at 18:17 GMT (19:17 BST).

More information about precise match timings can be found on theWorld Cup website.