Kenya 7s whipped Japan 40-7 to reach the Singapore 7s ninth place playoffs with eight points up for grabs.
The day started off well for Damian McGrath’s charges as they managed to defeat his former team, Canada, and were hoping for another victory against Japan to secure valuable points this weekend.
Shujaa began the match brightly, with George Ooro Angeyo scoring the opening try within the first minute of play. Two minutes later, Alvin Otieno added another try which was successfully converted, giving them a comfortable lead of 14-0.
Although Taiga Ishida managed to pull one back for Japan, Ooro’s second try, converted once again, left Kenya with a comfortable 21-7 lead at halftime.
After the break, Brian Tanga set up Nelson, who then released the ball to Anthony Omondi in support, resulting in another try which was converted, extending their lead to 28-7.
Johnstone Olindi scored in the 13th minute, and John Okoth’s powerful run allowed him to break away for the final try, which was also converted, resulting in a final score of 40-7 in favor of Kenya.
In the ninth place playoffs, Kenya 7s will face the winner of the match between South Africa and Spain at 13:07.
Singapore 7s Quarterfinal pairings (Times in East African Time)
9TH PLACE QUARTER FINAL
Canada 14-28 Kenya 7s
Japan 21-5 Hong Kong
USA 10-22 Spain
South Africa 12-5 Ireland
CUP QUARTER FINALS
Samoa 22-7 Uruguay
Argentina 29-12Australia
France 21-33 Fiji
New Zealand 22-10 Great Britain
13TH PLACE SEMI FINAL
Canada 26-5 Hong Kong
USA 12-5 Ireland
9TH PLACE SEMI FINAL
Kenya 7s 40-7 Japan
Spain vs South Africa
5TH PLACE SEMI FINAL
Uruguay vs Australia
France vs Great Britain 10:51
CUP SEMI FINALS
Samoa vs Argentina11:13
Fiji vs New Zealand : 11:35
13TH PLACE PLAY-OFF
Canada vs USA : 11:57
9TH PLACE PLAY-OFF
Winner M35 vs Winner M36 : 13:07
5TH PLACE PLAY-OFF
Winner M37 vs Winner M38 : 13:31
BRONZE FINAL
Loser M39 vs Loser M40 : 13:58
CUP FINAL
Winner M39 vs Winner M40 : 14:28
