Australia won their second London Sevens event, beating trans-tasman rivals New Zealand in a thrilling extra-time victory (19–14).

Two-time back-to-back defending champions Fiji finished third, beating Pacific Island neighbours Samoa 31–26.

[3][4] In World Rugby Sevens Series history, the second-last event of the series has been almost futile regarding seasonal points that the teams are vying for as most teams' points accrued in the second-last event would not affect their overall standing.

[3] By the final event, there are mathematically four teams capable of taking the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series title.

The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarterfinals vying for a fifth-place finish.