Scotland gained some consolation for their disappointing showing in the rugby sevens by lifting the bowl at the City of Manchester Stadium.

And the Scots, who beat Cook Islands 26-7 in this morning's semi-final, collected their silverware in style, running in six sparkling tries to hammer Tonga 40-26.

The Tongans made a dream start, with Sikuti Vunipola scoring the first try of the match after just 18 seconds and adding the conversion for good measure.

But Scotland quickly recovered and found their rhythm to score three times before the break through Gala forward David Gray, Edinburgh powerhouse Marcus di Rollo, with his sixth try of the tournament, and skipper Mark Lee.

Viliami Vaki stopped the rot with a try before the break, when Scotland led 19-12, but the turning point came midway through the second half when Vaki crossed a second time but put his foot over the dead-ball line and saw his score disallowed.

Simon Taylor pulled off a tremendous tackle to haul down big Tongan forward Charles Koloi in full flight for the line and the Scots clinched victory thanks to two quick-fire tries from Rotherham three-quarter Sean Lamont.

Lee also grabbed his second try, with di Rollo taking his goal tally to five, while Vaki and replacement John Alofi claimed late scores for Tonga.