“There’s been a lot of positivity around our second-day performances in Paris,” said Williams, whose side beat Scotland (28-5) in the quarters, and hosts France (28-26) in the semis.
That set up a Trophy Final against Argentina, who after a similarly tricky first day in Paris, had gone on to beat Kenya and Australia on day two.
“We put in two excellent wins and performances in reaching the final, and we showed great character and quality to come back versus Argentina, and narrowly lost with the last play of the match.”
However, Williams added that “we can’t ignore that we were nowhere near that day two level of accuracy and intensity in the group stages, and that has to be a disappointment.
“We made a ridiculous amount of errors throughout the first day, and I can only put that down to individual focus. Because following some very straight chats overnight after day one with a small group of players, we were a different team on day two.”
He hopes this will be a lesson taken from the 2017/18 season: “We have built a small group to a good level of experience. Next season needs to be a season where they demonstrate consistency of delivery – not in results, but in performance. The results will look after themselves from there.”
The World Rugby Sevens Series now over, Wales have one final challenge this season: the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco, July 20-22.
Consistency the aim, says Williams
Wales Sevens head coach Gareth Williams saw his team overcome a trying opening day in Paris, before going all the way to the Trophy Semi-Final on Sunday.
