Premiership Rugby has confirmed the following pool draw for the inaugural World Club 7s that will take place at Twickenham on August 17-18.
Pool A
Winner of J.P. Morgan Premiership Rugby 7s Series
VVA Moscow Region
New York
Western Province
Pool B
Buenos Aires
Northampton Saints
San Francisco
Blue Bulls
Pool C
ACT Brumbies
Auckland
Harlequins
Kuban Krasnador
At the conclusion of the pool matches, the teams in each Pool will be ranked 1 to 4. The top two from each of the three Pools will qualify automatically for the Cup quarter-finals and the remaining two Cup quarter-final places will be given to the two highest ranked third placed teams from the three pools. The teams placed 9 to 12 following the Pool matches will play in the Shield.