Rugby: Pools named for Paris Sevens

The pools have been announced for June's final event of the IRB Sevens series, the Paris Sevens.

The event comes hot on the heels of the London event at Twickenham.

New Zealand won in France last year and has been grouped in Pool A with Samoa, Kenya and Italy.

Gordon Tietjens' side will be hoping to clinch the IRB World Series for a sixth time in a row before they get to Paris.

A quarterfinal appearance in London the week before will wrap up the overall title.

- NEWSTALK ZB