Reaction from the teams on the final day of the Gold Coast Sevens, Round 1 of the HSBC Sevens World Series.
Osea Kolinisau, Fiji (Cup winners, 22 Series points)
"It is always good to get off to a winning start in the first leg of the Series, especially as all the teams are gunning for the top dog tag, and I think we have it but we have to work really hard because we have two more rounds now.
"We lost to them in the pool stages, so it was really special. To meet them back in the final and win it, it is totally sweet.
"It is really important for us, and our goal is always to win the World Series and this is our first step towards it."
Etuate Waqa, Fiji coach (Cup winners, 22 Series points)
"It is a big thing for the boys. We need a platform to start it off and this is a stepping stone to something.
"It is very important to us, we have spoken about it, we want to go back to being number one in the world and if we can start it off like this it sets a platform that we can build on.
"We knew it would be physical, we just asked the boys to be composed."
Gordon Tietjens, NZ coach (runners-up Cup, 19 Series points)
"Plenty of positives to take, it is our first tournament and we did enough I thought to win this. But that is Sevens, we might have played well against Fiji in the pool but the team can turn around and do exactly the same to you.
"Lots to play for going to Dubai, we know we are good enough. The boys will be kicking themselves and we had set some good standards. To lose it we are disappointed but you have to take your hats off to Fiji. They were certainly the better team on the night."
Paul Treu, South Africa coach (third place Cup, 17 Series points)
"You always play to win but we can be pleased that we came so far in the competition. It is disappointing we didn't make the final but so many players learned so much over the past two days.
"It is a good result, not the one we wanted, but a lot of positives to take out of this tournament and hopefully just build momentum throughout the season.
"It is going to be tough and competitive with the new seeding, and new points system, and next week will be even harder. We are going to see a very competitive season."
Richie Pugh, Wales captain (Plate winners, 13 Series points)
"They really stepped up. New to a lot of them, first time players, but it was a brilliant effort and they never gave up, the young boys. We lifted ourselves against a tough French team and the way we beat Samoa was testament to the boys.
"It is nice to beat England and top our pool, but the Fiji game we didn't step up and hopefully next week we can go one better.
"Welsh rugby is on a high at the moment and there is no reason it can't drop down to the Sevens level, so it is really good for the youngsters."
Nicolas Fernandez Lobbe, Argentina coach (Bowl winners, 8 Series points)
"It is a good way to end, not because of the Bowl, but because of the way they finished. A great defence, which is our identity, and we didn't have it on day one - without it we cannot play.
"We have some new kids, and some offensive players, but we need defence and so I am really pleased with how they played in the final.
"It would be fantastic to keep this group together but it will be difficult because we have a new Rugby Championship and the players are in demand, but we will see."
Shane Howarth, Papua New Guinea coach (Shield winners, 3 Series points)
"I am proud. I was disappointed on day one, it wasn't the real PNG side. This morning we gave USA a big run but to finish off the way we have is really pleasing.
"The more we are exposed to the higher teams the better we will become as a team ourselves. It doesn't matter if we get smacked by 30 points, we are learning every time we get onto the field against the likes of Samoa, England and New Zealand and it can only do us well to keep playing those teams."
