Great Britain drawn with New Zealand in Olympics Rugby Sevens

Great Britain will face New Zealand in the pool stages of the Rio Olympics Rugby Sevens.

The draw for the competition, which will run from August 9-11 at Deodoro Olympic Park, saw Kenya and Japan also placed in Pool C.

Pool B will comprise South Africa, Australia, France and Spain, while favourites Fiji are in Pool A along with defending Olympic champions USA, Argentina and hosts Brazil.

The top two teams from each pool, plus the two best third-placed sides, will progress to the quarter-finals.

In the women's Rugby Sevens, Pool A has top seeds and reigning World Rugby Women's Sevens Series champions Australia alongside USA, Fiji and Colombia.

Great Britain are in Pool C, where they will meet Brazil, Canada and Japan.

Spain, who came through the recent global repechage tournament in Dublin, will contest Pool B along with New Zealand, France and Kenya.

Incoming World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont said: "I anticipate that it will be one of the highlights of Rio 2016 as we showcase this great sport to a new audience of hundreds of millions around the world and inspire the next generation to get into rugby."

Olympics Rugby Sevens pools

Men

Pool A: Fiji, USA, Argentina, Brazil
Pool B: South Africa, Australia, France, Spain
Pool C: New Zealand, Great Britain, Kenya, Japan

Women

Pool A: Australia, USA, Fiji, Colombia
Pool B: New Zealand, France, Spain, Kenya
Pool C: Canada, Great Britain, Brazil, Japan