HSBC Sevens World Series 2014-15: Tom Mitchell and England celebrate win in Tokyo over South Africa

• England win in Tokyo to step closer to Rio • Tokyo Sevens photo gallery • Day-one summary: Australia's shock start England marked their first HSBC Sevens World Series title in over two years, defeating overall leaders South Africa 21-14 in the Tokyo final, by indulging in sushi and sake, among other drinks, in the Japanese capital on Sunday night.

Not since February 2013 in Wellington had the English achieved success on the nine-stop circuit, and with the side also leapfrogging Australia into fourth in the table – the last of the automatic qualification berths for Rio 2016 – it was caus…