Fiji edged out France 21-12 in a thrilling final to sign off the Singapore leg of the HSBC SVNS in typically dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n
The French fought hard throughout but it was Fijian flair that won the day as they capped a brilliant weekend in style.<\/p>\n
Final: Fiji conjure latest comeback win to take gold<\/p>\n
France charged into a 12-0 interval lead with tries from Jordan Sepho and Paulin Riva.<\/p>\n
But Fiji, blessed with so many attacking options, steadied themselves and roared back to take the title.<\/p>\n
Viwa Naduvalo, Kavekini Tanivanuakula and Pilipo Bukayaro were their try-heroes as Fiji scored 21 points without reply.<\/p>\n
Player of the match Naduvalo said: \u201cFirst of all I want to thank the Lord Almighty for giving us the victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cCredit to the boys for giving their effort \u2013 we work together as a unit and we came up with the \u2018W\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was Fiji\u2019s first title of the season but their second in a row in Singapore, a city they enjoy playing in.<\/p>\n
Naduvalo added: \u201cI made my debut here, so it\u2019s like playing at home.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Singapore is a great place to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Captain Jeremaia Matana echoed his team-mate\u2019s sentiments after their third comeback win of the weekend, following previous successes over South Africa and New Zealand.<\/p>\n
An emotional Matana said: \u201cIt\u2019s amazing and I want to give the glory and honour to the Man above.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so happy and proud of the boys. We came back strongly and I want to thank the boys for their hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bronze final: Manson magic secures third spot for New Zealand<\/p>\n
New Zealand beat South Africa 14-12 in the third place play-off courtesy of Michael Manson\u2019s brilliant winning try.<\/p>\n
Rising star Kele Lasaqa, 19, put New Zealand in front with some delightful footwork but the Blitzboks hit back with scores from Tristan Leyds and Shilton van Wyk.<\/p>\n
That put them 12-7 ahead but Manson scored a stunning individual effort, collecting his deft chip over the South African defence and racing 80 metres to touch down inside the left channel.<\/p>\n
Riley Williams added the conversion to a try worthy of winning any game as the All Blacks Sevens edged the victory.<\/p>\n
Fiji beat New Zealand 21-14 in the first blockbuster semi-final after spectacularly coming from 14-0 down in an exhilaratingly high-tempo encounter.<\/p>\n
New Zealand wasted no time in stamping their authority on proceedings as converted tries from Frank Vaenuku and Brady Rush appeared to have put them in control.<\/p>\n
Fiji steadied themselves and replied through Joseva Talacola and Viwa Naduvalo to level the scores at 14-14 before Naduvalo\u2019s second sealed the win.<\/p>\n
A titanic second semi-final between France and South Africa saw the French prevail 12-5 and reach their first final of the season.<\/p>\n
Paulin Riva and Simon Desert put France in control before the Blitzboks hit back through Christie Grobbelaar to ensure a tense finish.<\/p>\n
Spain and Argentina met in the first of the fifth-place semi-finals and it was the former whose class told in a 26-12 win as they beat Los Pumas 7s for the third successive Sevens game.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Trevithick scored a clinical hat-trick for the Spanish and Juan Ramos was also on target, while Argentina\u2019s tries came from Marcos Moneta\u2019s brace.<\/p>\n
It was a disappointing day for an Argentina side who suffered three losses on Saturday and who came second in Cape Town just a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n
Australia made their class pay with an entertaining 26-19 win over a Great Britain side who battled gamely throughout before succumbing to Henry Hutchison\u2019s last-gasp try.<\/p>\n
William Cartwright, Dietrich Roache and Josh Turner scored for Australia with Matt Davidson, Callum Woolley and skipper Charlton Kerr touching down for Great Britain.<\/p>\n
And with the scores level at 19-19, Hutchison burst clear to score and send his country through to the fifth-place play-off.<\/p>\n
In the fifth place play-off, Australia\u2019s class told as they beat Spain 19-5.<\/p>\n
The prolific Jeremy Trevithick opened the scoring but Australia soon gained control to win comfortably with tries from Dietrich Roache, Aden Ekanayake and master craftsman Henry Hutchison.<\/p>\n
Argentina sealed victory over Great Britain in the seventh place play-off with a hard-fought 14-10 victory.<\/p>\n
Luciano Gonzalez and Marcos Moneta scored their tries, both of which were converted, with Marcus Kershaw and Callum Woolley touching down for Great Britain.<\/p>\n
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