The Scots finished ahead of England in Dubai and reached the semi-final of the Bowl, whereas England dropped to the fourth-tier Shield competition.
The two sides are drawn in the same group as New Zealand, who finished as runners-up to Samoa in Dubai, and Fiji, a side beaten unexpectedly by Wales in the Plate semi-final. Those two nations, however, occupy the top positions in the World Series after two rounds, Fiji beating New Zealand in the final in Australia.




