Draw for London 7s announced

England have won the last two London Sevens - can they make it a hat-trick?

This will be the third women's London Sevens - but the first to be an official part of the Women's World Series. Both of the previous events - in 2012 and 2013 - were won by England, with most games (except the semi-finals and finals) taking place on pitches belonging to Archbishop Tenison's School, which are next to Twickenham Stadium. However these pitches are not large enough for the WSWS and so the all games this year (apart from the final and third place games) will be about 10 minutes walk away at The Stoop.

Last season all WSWS draws were based on rankings, but this year an element of random draw has been added. So the current top three teams in the series - New Zealand, Canada and Australia - are placed in Pools A-C, but then the next three seeds (France, England and the United States) are then randomly drawn one to each pool, and then the next three teams, and so on.

As a result New Zealand (who need only reach the semi-finals or the plate final to guarantee a place in Rio) have been drawn alongside France, Brazil and Spain in Pool A, a draw which should see the Ferns and French comfortably into the quarter-finals.

Australia - who have a good record in London with a semi-final and a final - will look to get their campaign back on track after disappointments at the last two rounds and face United States, Fiji and China in Pool C. Fiji will be a potential banana skin, but both Australia and the States should make the quarters with few alarms.

It is Pool B that is the "pool of death" this time, with Canada (second in the series), hosts England and, runners-up from the last round Russia, drawn together, alongside South Africa. Its a tough draw for all of the three leading teams, with two difficult games that will mean that even the pool winner is likely to also have a tough quarter-final draw.

Tickets are also on sale and prices are:·Friday 15 May– Day Pass £10, Juniors (U16) £5

·Saturday 16 May– Twickenham Stoop Day Pass £10, Juniors £5

·Saturday 16 May– Dual venue pass, access to Twickenham Stoop and Twickenham Stadium for Marriott London Sevens – Adults £30, Juniors £10. Please note that the dual venue pass allows unlimited access between the two venues on Saturday. Stoop only passes would not gain entry to Twickenham Stadium