Australia clinch World Series sevens titleQuestion & Answer: Ellia Green
Australian women's sevens coach Tim Walsh has sent a warning to the rest of the world that his champion side hasn't even reached its potential before the Rio Olympics. 
It comes as Australia claimed their maiden World Series title at the Clermont-Ferrand Sevens after finishing second to Canada in the final leg of the World Series circuit. 
After comfortable wins against Fiji, Ireland and France in their pool matches, Australia needed to beat Spain, a nation not known for its rugby prowess, in the quarter-finals to etch their name into the history books.
Walsh, who has been trying to bat away growing excitement about the possibility of becoming the first Australian side to win a World Series, gave a pep talk before the Spain game no different to any other this year.
"There was no mention of a World Series win, although everyone knew it," Walsh said. "It was just about going through our processes and performing." 
What followed was a 35-0 thrashing of Spain, which might go down in history as the most important, if not significant, win by an Australian sevens team. 
"That was a great way to do it, particularly to get zero stain, but to score some really good tries I was really happy," Walsh said. "I'm immensely proud of where we've started and where we've got to."
There were "no wild celebrations" in the mould of the Australian men's cricket team after their World Cup triumph last year, with Walsh and the team opting for a breakfast feast to soak up their remarkable year so far.
But the biggest carrot of all - an Olympic gold medal - is still dangling in front of them.
Despite comfortably being the premier side all year, Walsh believes Australia still have more to give.
"They haven't even reached what they're capable of," Walsh said. "I can't wait to see what happens in the next couple of years. It is just awesome. These girls are fantastic athletes but role models as well. It's a perfect preparation for Rio ... you want to be playing the best teams in the world. Pressure? Now we're No. 1 and have a World Series, it's going to come and that's something we have to handle." 
The team has been flooded with messages of congratulations on social media, with the likes of Socceroos star Tim Cahill and even Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressing their warmest regards, but it was a pre-tournament video message from former Wallabies five-eighth Michael Lynagh that really fired the team up. 
"It was great. He said how we were creating history and how much it makes a difference and how proud we should be of the last three years and just wishing us all the best," said Walsh, who admitted Lynagh was his footballing hero growing up. "He's such a successful rugby player so it meant a lot." 
A 29-19 loss to Canada in the final slightly overshadowed their history-making feat, but Australia now have the benefit of going to Rio as the No. 1 seeding, ahead of fierce rivals New Zealand.
Walsh has until   July 14 to pick his Olympic squad, but until then the group will train at its Narrabeen base before embarking on the road to Rio as one of Australia's biggest gold-medal chances.