Samoa is the one team who played up to their own abilities at this weekend's Adelaide Sevens. Other fell by the wayside they just made too many errors and the likes of England and Kenya found themselves stuck in the Bowl.

The coolest team on the park though were Samoa who didn’t have it easy. They had a very tough route to reach this final, with that tight quarter-final win over New Zealand. Obviously the experienced guys, like Mikaele and Treviranus, we expect them to perform, but the guy who is really coming through is Alafoti Fa’osiliva.

With Uale Mai the best half-back in the competition, possibly alongside Tomasi Cama, with this being his 64th tournament. Otto was a surprise package of the tournament with his influence in the final considerable. I think he ended up with six tries. With Levasa injured he really came into the spotlight.

Lolo Lui has a huge influence with his captaincy and then there is Mikaele Pesamino, who has now compiled 132 scores in the IRB. He’s been unbelievable and is in his best ever form.

But his success is built on the rest of the team giving him these opportunities, and they use him well as a decoy sometimes too. They have been fantastic and their win over US in the final in the end was inevitable,

It was a huge stepping-stone for the USA, whose previous best result was a semi-final last year in San Dieog. All credit to them as they aren’t the most experienced of sides in the IRB Sevens. Kevin Swiryn as captain and playmaker was superb. They all seem to have this composure which coach Al Caravelli needs be congratulated for. To get the best out of these new boys into the final is a sign of things to come hopefully.

They are going to get better and better and the resources they have will increase. You look ahead to 2016 and I’m going to see them as a side who will be looking for medals.

Adelaide holds its own

Fellow commentator Keith Quinn and I remember when every final used to be New Zealand and Fiji. What a transformation we’ve got. It’s the unexpected with the likes of Argentina coming into it, the USA challenging, Kenya of course. Samoa weren’t in the hunt years back. It is across the world now.

Every tournament now you go you don’t even know who will win the Pools let alone the quarter and semi-finals. The game is progressing fast with sides making big steps.

The great thing about having a tournament here in Adelaide at the legendary cricket venue is that it is different. I don’t want them to be all the same throughout the eight venues on the IRB Sevens World Series.

28,000 people came here and it is an outpost of rugby relatively speaking but the positive thing is Australia’s rise. They are on the verge of a first title since Brisbane in 2002 and that will raise interest further. Who knows what it will be like if it moved to a Melbourne, Sydney, or Gold Coast where it is reckoned to be. We don’t know.

But what we do know is that it will back here next year and by that time the stadium will be revamped with the new stands finished. You have a wonderful playing surface, the weather is fabulous. The crowd isn’t bad at all and you have fantastic support with Kenyan, Fijian, and Samoan fans here. I think it’s in a good position here.