Dubai Sevens - Cup final
New Zealand and Samoa compete for a lineout during the Cup final in Dubai. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Samoa, Cup winners
Samoa beat New Zealand in the final of the Dubai Sevens Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Paul Perez
Paul Perez scored a try after just nine seconds in the Cup final against New Zealand. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Wales win the Plate

Wales defeat Canada to lift the Plate at the Dubai Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Argentina, Bowl winners
Argentina went unbeaten on day two of the Dubai Sevens to lift the Bowl. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - England, Shield winners
England beat Spain to lift the Shield in Dubai. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - New Zealand
New Zealand beat Kenya to book their place in the Cup final in Dubai. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Scotland
Scotland beat Australia in the Bowl quarter finals on day two of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Jean Baptiste Gobolet
Jean Baptiste Gobolet scored France's only try in their 8-5 victory against Fiji in the Cup quarter finals. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - France celebrate
France celebrate after their victory against Fiji in the Cup quarter finals in Dubai. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Spain
Spain lost to USA in the Bowl quarter finals at the 2012 Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Vladimir Ostroushko
Vladimir Ostroushko scored Russia's first try against South Africa in the Bowl quarter finals. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - USA's Colin Hawley
Colin Hawley scored of USA's tries in their 14-12 victory against Spain in the Bowl quarter finals. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - South Africa
South Africa needed to beat Samoa in their final Pool C match to reach the Cup quarter-finals but slipped to a 10-5 loss at 7he Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Samoa
Samoa finished top of Pool C at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, but not with a perfect record after losing to England. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Fiji
Fiji, winners of the opening round of the HSBC Sevens World Series on the Gold Coast, were unbeaten on day one in Dubai after victories over Spain, Scotland and Kenya. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Kenya
The rejuvenated Kenyans finished second in Pool A after a narrow 14-10 defeat to Fiji on day one of the HSBC Sevens World Series event in Dubai. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Portugal
Portugal had cause to celebrate after a 22-21 victory over England confirmed their place in the Cup quarter-finals in Dubai. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - England
John Brake tries to find a gap in the Portugal defence, but England ended up losing 22-21 in the pouring rain to miss out on the Cup quarter-finals at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Portugal
Duarte Moreira leaves a defender clutching at thin air to score one of Portugal's tries in a 22-21 victory over England that ended their hopes of successfully defending their title in Dubai. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Wales
Wales beat Argentina at the 2012 Dubai Sevens, in a repeat of the RWC Sevens 2009 final at 7he Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Nicolas Bruzzone
Argentina's Nicolas Bruzzone in action against Russia during their 17-10 victory against next year's Rugby World Cup Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - France beat USA
The French Sevens team celebrate after Renaud Delmas' winning try against USA. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - DJ Forbes, New Zealand
New Zealand captain DJ Forbes in action against Wales at the 2012 Dubai Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Fiji v Spain
The Gold Coast champions Fiji met Spain in their first match at the 2012 Dubai Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens - Nathan Hirayama, Canada
Canada's Nathan Hirayama scored twice in the match against France, the opening match of the 2012 Dubai Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Dubai Sevens launch
New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens (second from left) answers a question at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens press conference, flanked by England coach Ben Ryan (left), Emirates' Gary Chapman and IRB's Beth Coalter. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima

Official Dubai press conference
Ben Ryan (England men’s coach), Gordon Tietjens (New Zealand men’s coach), Gary Chapman (Emirates’ President Group Services and dnata), Beth Coalter (Tournament Operations Manager IRB), Mohammed AR Falaknaz (Chairman UAERF) and Jen Kish (Canada women’s captain) at the official pre-tournament press conference. Photo: Emirates

Vladimir Ostroushko, Russia
Vladimir Ostroushko and Russia return to the HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai, in the build-up to RWC Sevens 2013 in Moscow. Photo: IRB

Cup Winner, Dubai Sevens - England
England celebrate winning the Cup final for a second successive year at the Dubai Sevens. Photo: IRB/Martin Seras Lima.