The South Seas Drifters side from Fiji retained the Darwin 7s tournament title last night.

The Waisale Serevi led side defeated the Aussie Spirit 27-12 in the final and also clinched the first prize-money of $14,000.

The South Seas Drifters which also had the services of Lepani Nabuliwaqa and Mosese Luveitasau beat Australia's Gordon side 40-0 in the semifinal while Aussie Spirit laced with Australian 7's players like Shawn MacKay, Ant Saver, James O'Connor and Lachlan Mitchell defeated the Samurai International 14-7 in the other semifinal.

The South African 7s team was playing as Samurai International.