Kenya Knocked Out Of Main Cup At Ongoing Los Angeles Sevens

1st March 2020

Kenya Sevens will now battle Samoa in the quarter-final for ninth place on Sunday at 8.37pm after their bid to reach the main Cup finals at Los Angeles Sevens flopped.

Scott Curry of New Zealand (L) runs with the ball in the men's round three match against Kenya during the Sydney Sevens rugby tournament at Bankwest Stadium in Sydney on February 2, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
Scott Curry of New Zealand (L) runs with the ball in the men's round three match against Kenya during the Sydney Sevens rugby tournament at Bankwest Stadium in Sydney on February 2, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
SUMMARY
  • Shujaa faield to progress in the main cup of the ongoing Los Angeles Sevens leg of the 2019/20 HSBC World Series after they only managed one win from their tough Pool B on Saturday, February 29
  • The team started their campaign poorly, losing to continental arch-rivals South Africa 31-5 but would recover to beat Ireland 29-12 in the Pool "B" outing at the Dignity Health Sports Park.
  • Head coach Paul Feeney starting a strong squad that comprised of returnees Oscar Ouma and Sammy Oliech who joined their peers Collins Injera, Jacob Ojee, Willie Ambaka and skipper Andrew Amonde against the South Africans.

NAIROBI, Kenya- Shujaa faield to progress in the main cup of the ongoing Los Angeles Sevens leg of the 2019/20 HSBC World Series after they only managed one win from their tough Pool B on Saturday, February 29.

Kenya Sevens will now battle Samoa in the quarter-final for ninth place on Sunday at 8.37pm after their bid to reach the main Cup finals at Los Angeles Sevens flopped.

The team started their campaign poorly, losing to continental arch-rivals South Africa 31-5 but would recover to beat Ireland 29-12 in the Pool "B" outing at the Dignity Health Sports Park.

Head coach Paul Feeney starting a strong squad that comprised of returnees Oscar Ouma and Sammy Oliech who joined their peers Collins Injera, Jacob Ojee, Willie Ambaka and skipper Andrew Amonde against the South Africans.

However, the compact squad did not rise to the occasion as expected with South Africa dominating the first half to lead 12-5.

Things went from bad to worse for Paul Feeney's charges when they had no reply against a resolute Canadian side, losing 24-0 in their last pool duel.

Before losing to Kenya, Ireland had stopped Canada 17-12. They would then force a 19-19 draw against South Africa, the Dubai champions and losing finalists in Cape Town and Sydney. Canada had lost to South Africa 33-5.

The winner between Kenya and Samoa will meet either Wales or Argentina in the other semi-final for ninth place. Other quarter-final matches will see Spain face South Korea with Canada meeting Scotland.