Samoa have been crowned World Sevens champions for the first time after winning in Edinburgh in the last leg of the series.
Scotland win plate with victory over Pumas
Samoa have been crowned World Sevens champions for the first time after winning in Edinburgh in the last leg of the eight-tournament series.
Stephen Betham's side clinched the title by beating England after a period of sudden-death extra time in the semi-finals in the Scottish capital.
Samoa then won the final 41-14 against Australia - their fourth tournament win in the 2009-10 season, adding to victories in Las Vegas, Adelaide and Hong Kong.
New Zealand had needed to win in Edinburgh and hope Samoa were knocked out before the final to win the world series. It is the first time in the history of the IRB series that the All Blacks have gone two years without a title.
Samoa's 15-12 victory over England was sealed when captain Lolo Lui held his nerve to land a winning penalty drop goal in the 13th minute of golden point extra time.
"It couldn't get any better, could it? My heart almost stopped 10 times and I think I've grown another 20 gray hairs in the last 15 minutes but, hey, that's Sevens rugby for you," Betham said. "Lolo Lui has been consistently kicking goals for us all year and it's a big bonus to have someone to finish it off like that."
Australia beat New Zealand 24-19 in the semi-final but were trounced in the final, where Mikaele Pesaminos grabbed a hat trick of tries for the Samoans.
Plate success
Meanwile, Scotland bounced back from defeat by England to secure the consolation of a plate triumph.
A second-half collapse against England saw the hosts exit the cup competition but victories over South Africa and Argentina ensured a happy ending for the home fans at Murrayfield.
Scotland and New Zealand were the only countries to end day one with a 100% record after the hosts scored 15 tries during victories over Fiji, USA and Wales.
The Scots enjoyed the majority of possession in a tense first half of their quarter-final and led at the break following Roddy Grant's try, but Mat Turner got England back in it and Nick Royle crossed twice to seal a 19-7 victory.
Scotland moved on to the plate semi-final and found themselves 14-0 down against South Africa, but Mark Robertson touched down following his own chip and then set up Mike Adamson before Ben Cairns finished off a flowing move to wrap up a 19-14 victory.
The Scots secured silverware with a 19-0 victory over Argentina thanks to tries from Andrew Turnbull, Colin Shaw and Cairns.
Wales also won a trophy after following up a disappointing first day with victories over Canada, France and Kenya to claim the bowl, while Russia won the shield.
