The Australian men's team have finished third at the Hong Kong Sevens after beating the United States 26-19 in their medal match.
Outclassed 33-12 in the semi-finals by the ultimate winners, Fiji, Australia played some ambitious rugby against the Americans to log their best performance of the 2016-17 world series.
Andy Friend's Australian side beat Argentina 21-12 in the quarterfinals after finishing top of their pool with wins over Samoa, Korea and England.
"They showed a lot of belief and composure to beat a good USA team to finish third," Friend said.
"I'm proud of them.
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"I think we are playing some really good rugby but we still have a lot of room for improvement."
For defending world series champions Fiji, it was their third successive win at the flagship Hong Kong tournament.
They thrashed South Africa 22-0 in the decider, after the Africans had only just accounted for the United States 29-24 in their semi-final.
The Fijians had not won a tournament since last year's Rio Olympics but ended their barren run in spectacular fashion.
The Pacific Islanders led South Africa 10-0 at halftime after tries from Sevuloni Mocenacagi and Mesulame Kunavula then put the result beyond doubt when Kalione Nasoko crossed twice more in the second half.
