17:05 - That's it from Tokyo. Thanks for joining us, see you in Glasgow!
16:59 - Australia become the fifth Cup winner of the season, Matt Lucas slotting a brilliant conversion from out wide in the dying seconds to help his side beat Samoa 28-26 in dramatic fashion in the Tokyo final.
16:45 - And Australia lead Samoa 14-12 at the break. Could we have a fifth different Cup winner this Series?
16:33 - Time for the Cup final..
16:28 - New Zealand come from 17-0 down to beat England 24-17 in the third place play-off, the penultimate match of the 2012 Tokyo Sevens.
16:01 - Fiji hold on at the end to claim extra Series points by beating South Africa 14-10 in the Plate final.
15:51 - A missed conversion is the difference at half time of the Plate final, with Fiji beating South Africa 7-5.
15:39 - France win the Bowl by beating USA 17-12.
15:29 - France lead USA 12-5 at the break in the Bowl final.
15:14 - Scotland win the first silverware on offer in Tokyo, beating Kenya 26-12 in the Shield final.
15:05 - Scotland lead Kenya 19-0 at half time in the Shield final.
14:51 - And it is Samoa who progress to the final thanks to a sudden death extra time try from Alatasi Tupou against New Zealand in Match 40.
14:48 - Absolute thriller in the second semi final as Samoa and New Zealand head into sudden death extra time after the first 14 minutes ended 12-12.
14:38 - Uale Mai scores a great try for Samoa as they lead New Zealand 7-0 after the first seven minutes.
14:36 - But Australia book their place in a first Cup final this season, beating England 33-12 in the first semi final in Tokyo.
14:16 - Australia storm into a 21-0 lead but Dan Norton gives England hope on the stroke of half time. 21-7 at the break.
14:04 - But Fiji score two unanswered tries in the second half to beat Argentina 21-14 in Match 38.
13:54 - Argentina score two late tries in the first half to lead Fiji 14-7 at the break.
13:41 - South Africa put the disappointment of losing to England in the Cup quarters to reach the Plate final by beating Wales 22-10 in Match 37.
13:31 - South Africa are 12-5 ahead in the first Plate semi final against Wales.
13:20 - USA set up a Bowl final with France after beating Portugal 20-10 in Match 36.
13:10 - USA's Zack Test scores on the stroke of half time to give his side a 10-5 lead at the break against Portugal.
12:59 - A thriller in Tokyo but France hang on to beat Hong Kong 26-15 in Match 35.
12:49 - France lead Hong Kong 19-0 in the first Bowl quarter final.
12:37 - Humphrey Kayange sets up a Shield final with Scotland as Kenya beat Japan 24-17 in Match 34.
12:16 - Scotland beat Russia 21-19 to reach the Shield final in Match 33.
11:52 - The defending World Series champions will play Samoa after beating Los Pumas 40-5 in Match 32.
11:42 - New Zealand look set to complete the Cup semi finalists as they lead Argentina 19-0 at half time.
11:31 - And it is Samoa who hold on their lead and win 24-21 against Pacific rivals Fiji in Match 31.
11:20 - Fiji lead Samoa 14-12 at the break having led 14-0 before tries from Ken Pisi and Paul Perez.
11:09 - Richard Smith scores for Wales in the second half but it is not enough as Australia win 21-14 in Match 30.
10:59 - Australia score three first half tries to Wales' one and lead 21-7.
10:47 - Mat Turner runs the entire length of the field to dramatically snatch a 21-17 victory for England against South Africa in Match 29.
10:35 - Tom Powell scores on the stroke of half time, as England trail South Africa 12-7 at the break.
10:27 - Time for the Cup quarter finals. First up, England v South Africa in a repeat of last week's third place play-off...
10:24 - Rocco Mauer's second half try gives USA a 12-7 victory against Kenya in Match 28.
10:14 - A conversion from Peter Ocholla, converting his own try, is the difference in the fourth Bowl quarter final as Kenya lead USA 7-5.
10:03 - A highly entertaining second half for the home fans, but Portugal come out on top 21-5 against Japan in Match 27.
09:52 - Hosts Japan trail Portugal 7-5 at half time. It is the third time these two sides have met in the past week.
09:40 - Tom McQueen comes off the bench to score two tries, including one on the stroke of full time to give Hong Kong a dramatic 17-12 victory against Russia in Match 26.
09:30 - Russia show some good defence at the end of the first half, leading Hong Kong 5-0.
09:19 - Jean Baptise Mazoue crashes over in the corner to secure a dramatic 22-19 victory for France against Scotland in Match 25.
09:07 - But France hit back with two tries, including one from Paul Albaladejo on the stroke of half time to give his side a 12-7 lead at the break.
09:03 - Sean Kennedy scores the first try of day two for Scotland against France.
08:55 - Five minutes to go...
08:46 - Four teams went unbeaten on day one, New Zealand, Wales, Samoa and England.
08:32 - The weather looks a lot more promising today with blue skies! Crowd starting to arrive at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground.
08:23 - We are back up and running in Tokyo. Bowl quarter finals get us underway today, with the first match between France and Scotland.
Day one highlights
Day one as it happened!
19:38 - Tokyo Sevens Cup quarters: England v South Africa, Wales v Australia, Samoa v Fiji and New Zealand v Argentina. Thanks for joining us, see you tomorrow!
19:27 - Dan Norton extends England's lead, and Ben Ryan's side hold on to a 14-7 victory against last week's champions to set up a quarter final with South Africa and bring a close to the action on day one.
19:17 - A Tom Mitchell try gives England a 7-0 lead against Fiji at the break.
19:05 - Ken Pisi scored either side of half time as Samoa prove too strong on the day for South Africa, putting in a fine performance to see off Paul Treu's men 38-7 in match 23.
18:55 - In the Pool D decider, the penultimate match of day one at the Tokyo Sevens, Samoa lead South Africa 24-0 at half time.
18:42 - Just as in 2009, Wales come out on top, beating Argentina 17-5 in Match 22.
18:31 - Wales lead Argentina 5-0 half time in a repeat of the RWC Sevens 2009 final.
18:20 - New Zealand prove too strong for their trans-Tasman rivals as they beat Australia 22-10 in Match 21.
18:10 - DJ Forbes ends the first half with a try to give New Zealand a 12-5 lead against Australia in the Pool B decider.
17:57 - But the hosts cannot overturn the deficit as they concede three second half tries to lose 24-5 against France in Match 20.
17:47 - Japan score on the stroke of half time to go into the break 7-5 down against France.
17:36 - Portugal come from 7-0 behind to beat Scotland 15-7 in Match 19 and finish third in Pool D.
17:26 - Scotland look to win their first match in Tokyo as they lead Portugal 7-5 at half time.
17:14 - Russia hold on to beat Kenya 26-17 thanks to two tries from Vladimir Ostroushko in Match 18.
17:04 - Russia are looking strong against Kenya, leading 21-5 at half time.
16:52 - Rocco Mauer breaks Hong Kong's hearts as USA win 21-19 with the final play of Match 17.
16:42 - Hong Kong are in front against USA. 12-0 at half time.
16:26 - England won in Dubai, and they beat France 19-7 in Tokyo to maintain their 100% record in Match 16.
16:16 - Chris Brightwell and Tom Mitchell score tries for England to lead France 12-0 at half time in a repeat of the Dubai Sevens Cup final.
16:05 - But unfortunately for the hosts, Fiji convert two second half tries to record a 26-7 victory in Match 15.
15:56 - Japan's Takehisa Usuzuki scores on the stroke of half time to give the hosts a glimmer of hope as they trail Fiji 12-7 at half time.
15:45 - Ken Pisi scores the winner with seconds remaining for Samoa as they edge Scotland 14-7 in Match 14.
15:34 - Scotland tied with Samoa 7-7 at half time...
15:21 - Portugal impressed again against 2008/09 World Series champions South Africa but suffered a second narrow defeat, losing 12-7 in Match 13.
15:10 - A solitary try from Cornal Hendricks sees South Africa hold a 7-0 lead against Portugal at half time.
14:58 - Harry Robinson and Richard Smith add tries for Wales in the second half against Kenya to win 22-0 in Match 12. We are now half way through day one and the pool action!
14:47 - Wales look set to record their second victory on day one of the Tokyo Sevens as they lead Kenya 10-0 at half time.
14:36 - Argentina defeat Russia 22-0 in Match 11.
14:25 - The rain is now also falling whilst Argentina lead Russia 7-0 at half time.
14:14 - Dan Yakopo's two first half tries are enough to give Australia their second victory in Tokyo, beating USA 15-0 in Match 10.
14:04 - Australia lead USA 10-0 at half time in their Pool B match.
13:52 - Two tries from Mark Jackman and Waisake Naholo help New Zealand to a 40-0 victory against Hong Kong in Match 9.
13:42 - After a short interval for another women's match, New Zealand lead Hong Kong 26-0 at the break.
12:52 - England's Tom Powell and Rob Vickerman score second half tries as they beat Japan 15-5 in an enthralling Match 8.
12:42 - Hosts Japan tied 5-5 with England. Could we be in for our first shock of the tournament?
12:29 - And the Hong Kong Sevens champions win their opening pool match in Tokyo, beating France 17-0 thanks to two tries from Waisea Nayacalevu in Match 7.
12:20 - Fiji lead France 5-0 at the break. Very windy conditions in Tokyo.
12:08 - Portugal score two unconverted second half tries but Samoa narrowly hold on to a 21-20 victory in a nail biting Match 6.
11:58 - Newly crowned core team Portugal trail USA Sevens champions Samoa 14-10 at half time.
11:47 - Cornal Hendricks adds a second for Paul Treu's side, giving South Africa a 14-0 victory against Scotland in Match 5.
11:35 - A solitary try from South Africa captain Kyle Brown gives them a 7-0 advantage against Scotland at the break.
11:22 - Nikolay Zaporzhin crosses for Russia in the second half, but Wales hold to on to win 10-7 in Match 4.
11:12 - Harry Robinson scores a fantastic opening try for Wales as they lead Russia 10-0 after the opening seven minutes.
11:01 - Kenya have the last word against Argentina, but fall to a 15-7 defeat in Match 3.
10:51 - Diego Palma scores on the stroke of half time to give Argentina a 10-0 lead against Kenya.
10:38 - Hong Kong score two second half tries but are unable to overturn the deficit as Australia hold to on a win 17-14 in Match 2.
10:28 - Australia lead Hong Kong 12-0 at the end of the first half.
10:17 - Current Series leaders New Zealand get their campaign up and running with a 26-5 victory against USA in Match 1.
10:07 - New Zealand lead USA 14-0 at half time in the opening match.
10:03 - Tomasi Cama scores the first try of the 2012 Tokyo Sevens for New Zealand.
09:58 - Two minutes to go. Teams are running out
09:47 - Rumour has it that thunder storms are predicted for later...
09:35 - 15 minutes to go until the Tokyo Sevens begins. Currently there is a women's match being played on the main pitch.
09:20 - There have been four different Cup winners so far this season from the six round. Could we have a fifth here in Tokyo?
09:00 - New Zealand and USA are at the ground - one hour now until they get proceedings underway in match 1. The kiwis have been warming up on the astroturf tennis court next door.
08:51 - The crowds are starting to come in now at the Chichibu Memorial Ground. Queues at the gates.
08:25 - Final rehearsals for the entertainment breaks going on with giant flags of all 16 nations out on the pitch. It's windy out there and the flags are like parachutes - hold onto your hats..
08:21 - Don't forget to let us know what you think of the tournament via the official Sevens Twitter page - @irbsevens.
08:17 - We are all set up at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground in Tokyo, the newest addition to the HSBC Sevens World Series.
Tokyo Sevens: Around the World
