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RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The draw of the first Olympic rugby competition in 92 years was made on Tuesday.
Following are the seedings:
Women's Olympic Games top four seedings
1st Australia
2nd New Zealand
3rd Canada
4th Britain
Men's Olympic Games top four seedings
1st Fiji
2nd South Africa
3rd New Zealand
4th Britain
Note: Britain's seeding in both competitions is determined by the Series points won by nominated team England.
The remaining teams, including host nation Brazil, are ranked 5 through 12 based on their performance over the past two seasons. The seedings for nations who are not regular teams in World Rugby's Series have been determined by the international federation based on their performances in Series tournaments and also in other World Rugby tournaments over the past two seasons.
