Kenya 7s out of Olympics Rugby 7s Gold contention after Samoa loss

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Kenya 7s have been knocked out of the Paris Olympics Rugby 7s after a 26-0 loss to Samoa in the final group stage match in Paris, marking three straight defeats.

Shujaa had lost the opening two matches and were on two points. Their hope was to secure a good scoreline against Samoa to keep their chances of sneaking into the quarters alive.

Kenya 7s backfoot

However, it was Samoa who enjoyed possession in the opening minutes and put Kenya on the back foot. Despite Shujaa surviving the first onslaught, they couldn’t stop Samoa’s second attack, which saw Motu Opetai land the opener.

Samoa denied Kenya many visits to their half, and Kenya lost Kevin Wekesa to a yellow card for two minutes. Samoa could have landed the second try just before the break, but Patrick Odongo put in a good shift to stop Apelu Maliko.

In the second half, Kenya were caught offside, and a quick tap by Paul Scanlan resulted in an easy try, which was converted for a 12-0 lead.

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Samoa held onto possession, disrupting Kenya 7s efforts as the fans continued to push them. Anthony Mboya was yellow-carded as Kenya continued to struggle with forward play.

A try from Vaa Apelu Maliko and a last-minute one from Steve Onosai were enough to eliminate Kenya 7s. Kenya will now head to the ninth place semis.

OLYMPICS RUGBY 7S ORDER OF PLAY

Times in EAT

1. Australia 21-14 Samoa 1630 hrs
2. Kenya 12-31 Argentina 1700 hrs
3. France 12-12 USA 1730 hrs
4. Fiji 40-12 Uruguay 1800 hrs
5. Ireland 10-7 South Africa 1830 hrs
6. New Zealand 40-12 Japan 1900 hrs
7. Australia 21-7 Kenya 2000 hrs
8. Argentina 28-12 Samoa 2030 hrs
9. France 19-12 Uruguay 2100 hrs
10. Fiji 38-12 USA 2130 hrs
11. Ireland 40-5Japan 2200 hrs
12. New Zealand 17-5 South Africa 2230 hrs

25th July

1. Samoa 26-0 Kenya 1500 hrs
2. Argentina vs Australia 1530 hrs
3. USA vs Uruguay 1600 hrs
4. Fiji vs France 1630 hrs
5. South Africa vs Japan 1700 hrs
6. New Zealand vs Ireland 1730 hrs

 

Knockout stages

9th place semis

1. 9th place vs 12th place 2100 hrs
2. 10th place vs 11th place 2130 hrs

Medal quarter finals

1. Q1.  A1 vs 8th place 2200hrs
2. Q2.  B2 vs C2 2230 hrs
3. Q3.  C1 vs A2 2300hrs
4. Q4.  B1 vs 7th place 2330 hrs

 27th July

5th place Semi finals

1. Looser match 21 vs looser match 22 1530 hrs
2. Looser match 23 vs Looser match 24 1600 hrs

Medal Semi finals

1. Winner match 21 vs Winner match 22 1630 hrs
2. Winner match 23 vs Winner match 24 1700 hrs

11th place playoffs

1. Looser match 19 vs looser match 20 1730 hrs

9th place playoffs

1. Winner match 19 vs Winner match 20 1800 hrs

7th place playoffs

1. Looser match 25 vs Looser match 26 1900 hrs

5th place playoffs

1. Winner match 25 vs Winner match 26 1930 hrs

Bronze finals

1. Looser match 27 vs Looser match 28 2000 hrs

Gold Finals

1. Winner match 27 vs Winner match 28 2045 hrs