We sat down with TV commentator Greg Clark to discuss Fiji's defeat of England in the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens final, the teams that stood out and also the latest crop of sevens stars.

I will simply wrap it up by saying that the best team won the silverware, no doubt about that. You have to admire Fiji.

They had a little bit of a scare on day one against Japan. But that was the game they needed to have a bit of a scare in and they just went on with it. You have to love what Fiji is all about and what they do for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, the best team won but I think it was a fantastic opening on the road to Rio. The first of ten events and you couldn’t have asked for more.

I think we have come to expect a lot from Fiji based on last year and under the coaching of Ben Ryan. A big congratulations must go out to Ben Ryan because what he has done with this Fiji team has been absolutely sensational. It hasn’t been easy coming into the tournament as he has had players coming and going and remember his star player last year was Semi Kunatani and he is not available at this stage in the series.

There’s huge expectation now on Fiji and you are also expecting a lot from South Africa and New Zealand. But also the USA, their performance last year in London and their performance here in Dubai. I think they are now going to have to endure that pressure of being one of the favoured teams and it will be interesting to see how they cope with that.

I thought if they had got into the final in Dubai they would have given Fiji a good shake. You have to consolidate your lead and they didn’t do that in the semi-final. Now all of a sudden they have beaten New Zealand twice and when they won the London 7s back in May I thought they were the best team on the circuit.

They had the big ball carriers and the flyers, not just Perry Baker and Carlin Isles. Zack Test is a great player also and now they have a little bit of depth. They didn’t have Danny Barrett here in Dubai, Andrew Duratalo is not available any more and all of a sudden a couple of other guys step up to the plate as well. I am a big fan of the USA and it’s great to see. They will be there or there abouts when the medals are handed out in Rio.

In regards to New Zealand, I think it’s going to be an interesting year for Sir Gordon Tietjens and the New Zealanders as they head to Rio. They had injury problems here, and we felt for them. On the last day they were pretty much down to eight players. Tietjens is saying teams should have a squad of 14 and not 12 and I guess we will debate that in the weeks and months to come.

All of sudden New Zealand are not dominating proceedings. Can they bounce back? They have Sonny Bill Williams and Liam Messam, they’re going to be picked for Wellington at this stage and hopefully they will cross over for the fourth event of the series in Sydney. I am going to keep a close eye on how New Zealand handle that expectation as, while they have had a good rivalry with Fiji, they have dominated the sevens over the years and now all of a sudden they are looking a little vulnerable.

I have been watching sevens for a long time now and I have seen some 15s players cross over into the sevens game and some have struggled a little bit. They can obviously play but to put it together over six games at a tournament, Henry Speight was good but not sensational. He grew up playing the game in Fiji but all of a sudden he is playing at the top level and it’s a tough transition. Francois Hougaard was good also. It’s going to take a little bit of time to adapt. If they think they can just turn up and win medals at Rio then they have another thing coming. The coaches know that and the players do also. This is the first time we have seen them in action and we will again in Sydney and Wellington also. Keep an eye on how they adapt. If Quade Cooper thinks he can come over from Toulon and play sevens with ease then he has another thing coming!

For now, attention turns to Cape Town next weekend and I'm looking forward to heading over and seeing what drama unfolds at the Cape Town Stadium.