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Daniel Sikuta (R) of Kenya tackles Lewis Holland (L) of Australia during their rugby match on the first day of the Dubai leg of IRB's Sevens World Series
The national Sevens rugby team will end their HSBC Sevens World Series Campaign on the same note they kicked off in October last year; with a below par performance.
Losses to England (40-0) and to Scotland 26-12, meant they crashed out of contention for the Main Cup quarterfinals in the ongoing England leg of the circuit. This means Kenya has only qualified for one Main Cup competition this season of nine competitions, which was in February during the New Zealand leg. This is in stark contrast to two years ago, when they finished with 99 points in the circuit.
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