Kenya-wins-Singapore Kenya's Nelson Oyoo is chased by Kitione Taliga of Fiji in the Cup final. (Photo by Getty Images)

Kenya, ranked eighth in the world, shocked defending champion and Series leader Fiji 30-7 to win the 2016 HSBC World Rugby Singapore Sevens.

The Kenyans raced to a 20-0 lead at half-time before Fiji’s Jerry Tu scored a converted try to bring the score to 7-20. However, tries from substitute Nelson Oyoo and Frank Wanyama ensured Kenya their first-ever World Rugby Series Cup victory. Kenya’s record-chasing star, Collins Injera, scored two tries in the final to close in on Argentina's Santiago Gomez Cora (230 tries) at the top of the all-time try scoring chart.

“Beating Fiji makes it extra special, they are the strongest team and they are leading the Series, so getting 30 points against Fiji is simply amazing,” said Collins Injera, who won the HSBC Player of the final award and now has 225 tries on the World Sevens Series. “We started the tournament well on Saturday and we knew if we kept playing hard and minimise our mistakes, the results would come. Winning this final means more to me than the all-time try-scoring record. The ultimate goal is to medal at the Olympics. This is definitely a step towards the Olympics; we need to keep building on this and improve further.”

Added coach Benjamin Ayimba: “Winning a tournament outside of Africa has never been done before. Given this is the first time, this win will encourage more kids in Africa to play rugby and now they also have more heroes to look up to. This is definitely a milestone for the whole continent and not just for Kenya.”

Earlier, South Africa beat Argentina 28-0 to win the third place play-off and move to second in the Series standings, just eight behind points Fiji. Samoa took the Plate final by coming from behind 14-21 to beat New Zealand 26-21 for the first time in 13 attempts, a run dating back to 2012. Scotland took the Bowl with a 14-10 victory over USA, while Russia picked up three valuable series points after a 24-7 win over Russia in the Shield.

A total of 26,053 spectators attended day two of the HSBC Singapore Sevens to watch the world's best 16 teams battle for crucial points on the eighth leg of HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Series now moves to Paris and London, before Sevens rugby makes its historic debut at the Rio Olympics this August.

“This is what the Sports Hub can bring us; truly world-class events for the whole family," said Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth. “It was great for the spectators and great for the players and I think it will inspire the next generation of rugby players as well. It was wonderful to see many people in costumes; it was a really sporting crowd. I’m looking forward to coming again next year.”