Fiji finished second in the overall standings behind South Africa

Fiji pipped newly-crowned IRB Sevens World Series champions South Africa in the final of the concluding leg in Edinburgh to claim their first title.

And the 20-19 victory at Murrayfield took Fiji above England into second place in the final standings.

South Africa had clinched the overall title by progressing to the quarter-finals, where they defeated Australia.

They then beat hosts Scotland to set up a final with Fiji, who had overcome New Zealand then Wales.

It had been Scotland's second semi-final in a row, having reached that stage for the first time last weekend at Twickenham.

They defeated Samoa in their quarter-finals and then were only denied a first-ever final following a sudden-death Gio Aplon breakaway try for the new champions.

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