USA recorded a 45-22 victory over Australia to lift the Marriott London Sevens Cup final in emphatic style, their first in the history of the HSBC 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 some day. The new management team Mike Friday, Chris Brown and Phil Greening, have revolutionised the way in which we attack rugby, the way in which we train and our rugby lives. There is so much more to come.”
The defending series champions New Zealand ended the season on a high with a 26-14 victory over South Africa to win the Plate.
Kenya beat Argentina 26-12 to claim Bowl while Japan beat France 21-19 for the Shield.
