USA win historic Cup in emphatic fashion at the London Sevens – HSBC Sevens World Series…..

USA beat Australia 45-22 in the Cup final of the London Sevens to lift their first-ever title, while Fiji won the Sevens World Series.The USA recorded a 45-22 victory over Australia to lift the London Sevens Cup final in emphatic style, their first in the history of the Sevens World Series.

Two tries from Danny Barrett and Maka Unufe helped Mike Friday’s side to the win at Twickenham, their first in the history of the Series, where a record 116,219 fans turned out over the two days, leaving them sixth overall in the standings having finished 13th last year.
“It is amazing. Credit to those boys. The 12 of them have been absolutely fantastic and there are about another 10 back in the USA that have worked their socks off all year.
Their work effort has been fantastic,” said head coach Friday. “I’ve said to them if you work hard in life then you get the rewards and they’ve been a credit to their country and their families and I’m proud of every one of them.”
Captain Madison Hughes added: “It is an absolutely incredible feeling. I remember coming to this tournament as a boy watching from the stands hoping that I could play in it someday. The new management team of Mike Friday, Chris Brown and Phil Greening, have revolutionized the way in which we attack rugby, the way in which we train and our rugby lives. There is so much more to come.”
Earlier two tries from Savenaca Rawaca secured Fiji’s win over South Africa in the quarter-finals to clinch the series title for the first time since 2006 and only second-ever. Ben Ryan’s side went on to beat hosts England 26-12 in the third place play-off before lifting the title.
The defending series Champions New Zealand ended the season on a high with a 26-14 victory over South Africa.
The BlitzBoks still finish second having beaten Scotland 31-7 in the Plate semi-finals with the season’s top try scorer Seabelo Senatla adding two tries to his tally.
Sherwin Stowers, DJ Forbes, Dylan Collier and Rieko Ioane scored for Sir Gordon Tietjens’ side who finish third in the overall standings.
New Zealand captain DJ Forbes reflected on his side’s year: “It was probably an awesome game to watch but it was really hard to play in against a good South African side.
I guess we can hold our heads high. It’s hugely disappointing to finish third overall but that’s the way Sevens is going – any team can win on it’s day. We achieved one of our goals though qualifying for Rio.”