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Fiji overcame closest rivals South Africa 21-17 in a thrilling final of the London Sevens to claim their fourth successive tournament victory and extend their lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The result sees Fiji take a seven-point lead over South Africa in the standings going into the 10th and final round of the series in Paris from 8-10 June.<\/p>\n

Invitational team Ireland created history by beating hosts England 21-19 to claim the bronze medal with a last gasp try from the outstanding Jordan Conroy, his eighth of the tournament, followed by a stunning conversion from the side-line by Mark Roche.<\/p>\n

Fiji had seen off Ireland in the semi-finals by a margin of 38-12, while South Africa reached the final courtesy of a 29-19 semi-final victory over England.<\/p>\n

Over 81,000 fans were in attendance across the weekend and were treated to a sun-soaked showcase of exciting rugby sevens action as Fiji continued their recent unstoppable form.<\/p>\n

Fiji captain Jerry Tuwai was delighted with the victory: \u201cI\u2019m really happy with the boys today. It is always a pleasure to play in London and we are really blessed with all the Fijian supporters here. The victory means a lot to us, as a team and as a nation. Our goal was to come here and lift the London cup and we did. Our next goal is to win the world series so we will regroup and be ready to go again next week. We are really excited about Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tuwai\u2019s team mate Semi Radradra won the HSBC Player of the Final award and, after receiving his medal from World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont, said: \u201cI found it tough today but I got help from the boys and was hanging in there. I know we trust each other and finally we got the win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day New Zealand secured fifth place with a comprehensive 26-5 victory over USA, while Kenya beat Wales 33-19 to finish in ninth position and lift the Challenge trophy.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the series said goodbye to referee Craig Joubert who brought down the curtain on a stellar match official career as the Rugby World Cup 2011 final referee took charge of this 200th and last sevens series match with the Fiji v Ireland semi-final. Joubert will continue his involvement with the game as World Rugby Sevens Referee Coach.<\/p>\n

Attention now turns to the final round of both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Paris from 8-10 June. With only seven points separating the top two in the men\u2019s standings, and Australia leading arch rivals New Zealand by just four points in the women\u2019s standings, it promises to be an exciting finale to the series.<\/p>\n

Day two results<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fiji 21-17 South Africa<\/p>\n

Bronze final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ireland 21-19 England<\/p>\n

Fifth place play-off<\/strong><\/p>\n

USA 5-26 New Zealand<\/p>\n

Challenge Trophy final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kenya 33-19 Wales<\/p>\n

13th place play-off<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samoa 34-10 Scotland<\/p>\n

Cup semi-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Africa 29-19 England
\nFiji 38-12 Ireland<\/p>\n

Cup quarter-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia 17-21 England
\nSouth Africa 14-5 New Zealand
\nUSA 12-22 Ireland
\nFiji 40-7 Canada<\/p>\n

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