Sevens stars set for Dubai

The BlitzBoks, who won the bronze medal at the recent Rio Olympics, will also face a to-be-confirmed team in Pool B.

In Pool A, Olympic gold medallists and Sevens Series champions Fiji will come up against Argentina, Wales and Canada.

On paper Pool C seems to be the toughest with New Zealand, England, Samoa and Russia doing battle against each other. Pool D has Australia, Kenya, Japan and France in it.

The Dubai Sevens takes place on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3.

Dubai Sevens Pools:

Pool A: Fiji, Argentina, Canada, Wales

Pool B: South Africa, USA, Scotland, 16th team

Pool C: New Zealand, England, Samoa, Russia

Pool D: Australia, Kenya, France, Japan

The 2016/17 World Sevens Series schedule:

Dubai - December 2-3

Cape Town - December 10-11

Wellington - January 28-29

Sydney - February 4-5

Las Vegas - March 3-5

Vancouver - March 11-12

Hong Kong - April 7-9

Singapore - April 15-16

Paris - May 13-14

London - May 20-21

Source: worldrugby.org