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BAD START FOR Shujaa: Kenya drop out of Main Cup Competition in HSBC Wellington

Dan Bibby (R) of Engalnd is tackled by Daniel Sikuta (L) of Kenya during their rugby match on the first day of the Dubai leg of IRB's Sevens World Series on Decembre 5, 2014. The 2014/15 World Seven Series began in Australia's Gold Coast last month and will see the 16 participating teams travel to Dubai, South Africa, New Zealand, the United States, Hong Kong, Japan, Scotland and England. The top four-ranked nations at the end of the campaign in May will qualify directly for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB

Kenya dropped out of the Main Cup Competition in the HSBC 2016/2017 Wellington Sevens at Westpac Stadium after they won only one match of their three group matches in New Zealand yesterday.

The National Sevens team lost their opening match 12-17 against Argentina but came back into contention in the second encounter with a gallant 47-5 victory against Papua New Guinea.

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