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Kenya 7s fall to New Zealand in 2nd match of SVNS World Championship

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Kenya 7s players huddle at Singapore 7s. PHOTO/World Rugby

Kenya 7s suffered back-to-back defeats after going down 28-12 to New Zealand sevens team in a match played at Kai Tak Sports Park.

Shujaa came into the fixture having not beaten New Zealand in their last 13 meetings, with their last victory dating back to 2018.

Coach Kevin Wambua’s charges had earlier lost their opener 14-5 to Australia, while the All Blacks Sevens arrived confident after beating USA in their opening match.

New Zealand made a strong start and opened the scoring through Roderick Solo, whose try was successfully converted for a 7-0 lead. Sam Clarke then extended the advantage after a slick switch of play off the scrum saw the All Blacks attack the left edge to go 14-0 up.

Kenya responded through Kevin Wekesa, who showed raw power to beat two defenders in the corner and reduce the deficit to 14-5.

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In the second half, Brady Rush capitalised on space, picking a pass and outpacing George Ooro to stretch the lead to 21-5. Nygel Amaitsa pulled one back for Shujaa with a well-worked try under the posts, which was converted to make it 21-12.

However, Kele Lasaqa sealed the win for New Zealand after finishing off a well-timed offload to close out the match.

With the defeat, Shujaa remain bottom of the pool without a point and will return to action on Saturday against the USA.

SVNS World Championship results 

Friday 17 April 2026

Women’s Pool C
France 29-14 Argentina
USA 24-7 Spain
France 31-14 Spain
USA 27-5 Argentina

Women’s Pool B
Canada 41-7 Great Britain
Australia 33-0 South Africa
Canada 31-0 South Africa
Australia 34-7 Great Britain

Women’s Pool A
Fiji 5-12 Japan
New Zealand 29-12 Brazil

Men’s Pool A
Argentina 38-14 Spain
South Africa 12-7 Uruguay
Argentina 40-19 Uruguay
South Africa 12-31 Spain

Men’s Pool B
France 22-7 Great Britain
Fiji 42-5 Germany
France 35-0 Germany
Fiji 24-10 Great Britain

Men’s Pool C
New Zealand 19-12 USA

Australia 14-5 Kenya
Fiji vs Brazil 15:01- W
New Zealand vs Japan -W
New Zealand 28-12 Kenya
Australia vs USA 16:10

Saturday 18 April 2026

Women’s Pool C
Argentina vs Spain 04:30
USA vs France 04:53

Men’s Pool A
Spain vs Uruguay 05:16
South Africa vs Argentina 05:39

Women’s Pool B
Great Britain vs South Africa 06:04
Australia vs Canada 06:27

Men’s Pool B
Great Britain vs Germany 06:50
Fiji vs France 07:13

Women’s Pool A
Japan vs Brazil 07:38
New Zealand vs Fiji 08:01

Men’s Pool C
USA vs Kenya 08:24
Australia vs New Zealand 08:47

Women’s 9th place semi finals
Best 4th place vs 2nd best 4th place 10:39
3rd best 3rd place vs 3rd best 4th place 11:02

Men’s 9th place semi finals
Best 4th place vs 2nd best 4th place 11:25
3rd best 3rd place vs 3rd best 4th place 11:48

Women’s cup quarter finals
Pool B runner-up vs Pool C runner-up 12:13
Pool A winner vs 2nd best 3rd place 12:38
Pool C winner vs Pool A runner-up 14:19
Pool B winner vs best 3rd place 14:42

Men’s cup quarter finals
Pool B runner-up vs Pool C runner-up 13:03
Pool A winner vs 2nd best 3rd place 13:28
Pool C winner vs 2nd best Pool A team 15:05
Pool B winner vs best 3rd place 15:28

Sunday 19 April 2026

Women’s 11th place play-off
Loser W19 vs Loser W20 05:46

Men’s 11th place play-off
Loser M19 vs Loser M20 06:09

Women’s 9th place play-off
Winner W19 vs Winner W20 06:32

Men’s 9th place play-off
Winner M19 vs Winner M20 07:00

Women’s 7th place play-off
3rd best quarter-final loser vs 4th best quarter-final loser 07:28

Men’s 7th place play-off
3rd best quarter-final loser vs 4th best quarter-final loser 07:51

Women’s cup semi finals
Winner W21 vs Winner W22 08:14
Winner W23 vs Winner W24 08:37

Men’s cup semi finals
Winner M21 vs Winner M22 09:00
Winner M23 vs Winner M24 09:23

Women’s 5th place play-off
Best quarter-final loser vs 2nd best quarter-final loser 09:49

Men’s 5th place play-off
Best quarter-final loser vs 2nd best quarter-final loser 10:18

Women’s 3rd place play-off
Loser W28 vs Loser W29 12:35

Men’s 3rd place play-off
Loser M28 vs Loser M29 13:03

Women’s cup final
Winner W28 vs Winner W29 13:35

Men’s cup final
Winner M28 vs Winner M29 14:14

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