Canadian women’s rugby sevens team opens against Fiji at Sydney Sevens Jan 14, 2019 2:00 PM

TORONTO — Canada has been drawn in a group with Fiji, Ireland and Russia at the HSBC Sydney Sevens.

The Feb. 1-3 tournament is the third round of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series.

The Canadian women currently stand second in the standings after finishing third in Glendale, Colo., and second in Dubai. New Zealand tops the table after winning both stops. The U.S. is third and Australia fourth.

The top four teams at the end of the six-event season will secure automatic qualification to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada won bronze in 2016 in Rio.