Pools and Matches Set for Adelaide International Sevens

Australia will renew its staunch Rugby rivalry with England in March after the two sides were drawn in the same pool for the Adelaide International Sevens, the fifth event in the 2009/10 IRB Sevens World Series.

The tournament will be staged at the historic Adelaide Oval over three days, 19-21 March.

MATCH SCHEDULE >>
TOURNAMENT POOLS >>

Michael O'Connor's young Australian side achieved its best result in two years last week by reaching the Cup semi finals in Las Vegas, where they lost 14-12 against eventual champions Samoa.

As well as fourth-ranked England, the Wallabies will take on regional qualifiers Niue and the USA, who won the Bowl at their home event in Las Vegas.

World Series leaders New Zealand head Pool A in Adelaide and face Argentina, Scotland and Tonga.

USA Sevens winners Samoa top Pool B and face defending Adelaide champions South Africa as well as Japan and France.

Fiji top Pool C and again face Waisale Serevi and his Papua New Guinea side, as well as Wales and the sixth-ranked Kenyans, who could be boosted as many as 5,000 travelling supporters in Australia.

"The Adelaide Tournament has traditionally been held after Hong Kong, but to avoid the Easter weekend this year it has moved to the weekend before," said IRB Sevens Manager, Beth Coalter.

"Playing two three-day tournaments back-to-back will certainly be challenging for the teams, but at the midway stage this season we have already had three Cup winners - New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa - and all is still to play for.

"Australia proved in Las Vegas that they can be up there with the very best teams in the world, so hopefully they will enjoy strong support in Adelaide, where the event has grown each year."

Media aids such as team form guides & profiles and top scorer details are available in the online media centre page for the Adelaide event.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS ONLINE MEDIA PAGE >> 

Tickets for the event are on sale at Ticketek and prices start at just $17 for adults.

Further information:

Seb Lauzier, IRB Sevens, seb.lauzier@irb.com