Dubai 7s rugby

Fiji came from 7-0 behind to win the opening round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, beating England 28-17 in a pulsating final at 7he Sevens Stadium.

It is the first time the New Zealand men's team have lost to the United States.

The USA scored on the stroke of fulltime, before nailing the sideline drop kick conversion to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

New Zealand earlier beat France and Portugal, before losing to the Americans.

New Zealand, France and the USA all finished the group stage on 7 points but New Zealand top the pool due to their superior points differential.

New Zealand will play Samoa in tonight's quarter-finals.

It's the week of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and the first of 10 rounds before the sport makes its debut at the Olympic Games in Rio sees the men travel to Dubai to take to the field at 7he Sevens Stadium in front of more than 110,000 fans.

To get you in the mood we've selected seven players, for obvious reasons, who we believe will have an impact on Friday and Saturday and offer up some early festive gifts for their teammates and fans.

The Qantas Australian Men's Sevens team has been drawn in Pool D alongside the old enemy England, Wales and Kenya in what promises to be a testing pool. 

Despite finishing behind the Red Rose in the final overall standings in the 2014/15 season, Australia is undefeated against the English since May 2014 in Glasgow - a run of five games that includes wins at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Dubai, Las Vegas and Hong Kong.