Shujaa beat Japan 21-7 in Olympics classification match
Rugby
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Standard Sports
| Jul 27, 2021
The Kenya Sevens rugby team [Shujaa] made light work of hosts Japan, beating them 21-7 in a classification match staged at the Tokyo Stadium.
Shujaa scored their tried courtesy of captain Andrew Amonde, Alvin "Buffa" Otieno and Jeffrey Oluoch.
Kenya started the Olympics campaign on Monday with a 19-14 loss to the USA before going down 14-5 to South Africa and 12-7 to Ireland.
The hosts took the lead early in the game before the Kenyans’ inspiring display secured their first win of the tournament.
Simiyu's men have now finished last in Pool C with three points behind South Africa, USA and Ireland.
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