RUGBY

Kenya Sevens out of Vancouver Main Cup

11:45 - 04 March 2023

After the setback, the national rugby national side is set to face Uruguay later

Kenya Sevens are out of the Vancouver Sevens Main Cup quarter-finals after suffering a 26-12 loss to Great Britain on Saturday morning.

Robbie Ferguson and Tom Emery crossed over the whitewash with Emery converting the tries. Kenya – after a number of missed chances - registered their first points through Kevin Wekesa as they trailed 14-5 at the halftime break.

Emery got his brace to earn a 19-5 lead before Ethan Waddleton stretched it to 26-5 in the final half.

We lost 12-26 in our second Pool match against @GBRugbySevens earlier this morning.

Kevin Wekesa and Edmund Anya were our try scorers with Tony Omondi converting Anya's try.

We face @RugbyUruguay tonight at 11:20pm EAT. #Shujaa #Vancouver7s pic.twitter.com/Xt9MdxOoRT
— Shujaa (@KenyaSevens) March 4, 2023

Shujaa recorded a try in the dying stages of the contest as they finally went down 26-12 after Anthony Omondi’s conversion.

On Friday, the Damian McGrath charges started the campaign on a wrong footing after they lost 31-12 to Fiji, the Olympic reigning champions and the 2019 series winners.

Other Saturday’s fixtures

Uruguay vs Kenya 11:20 PM

Fiji vs Great Britain 11:42 PM

France vs Japan 00:04