Harlequins scrum-half Ollie Lindsay-Hague scored twice to keep England in touch at half-time.

Ben Ryan's team had to mount a comeback from 21-12 down - and they did it with tries from Simon Hunt, Dan Norton and Mat Turner.

England, who had previously won the Dubai title in 2004 and 2005, beat Australia in the quarter-finals and New Zealand in the semi-finals, having suffered a shock defeat to Portugal on day one of the competition.

"We dug ourselves out of a great big hole and played really well. I'm delighted," said England coach Ben Ryan afterwards.

"For whatever reason - whether the penny dropped or having their backs against the wall, suddenly they started to listen and understand what we were trying to do.



"I didn't think we would win anything after the Portugal game but I got all the guys together last night and just said we need to make the most of our chances and I felt really confident and relaxed today and just tried to enjoy it."

Samoan coach Stephen Betham, added: Of course it is disappointing to lose in the final but I think England deserved it in the end.

"I'm very happy with how our boys lifted their game.

"It's great progress for us."

South Africa went on to win the Plate competition, defeating Australia 19-12 in the final, while Argentina won the Bowl with an emphatic 21-0 victory over Zimbabwe and Kenya the Shield after defeating France 26-0.