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Rugby: Kenya National Sevens posts dismal show in Las Vegas

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Billy Odhiambo #6 of Kenya carries the ball in for a try against Portugal during the USA Sevens Rugby tournament at Sam Boyd Stadium on February 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kenya won 17-7. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP

Erratic National Sevens team went back to the all too familiar Bowl competition in USA during the fifth leg of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens World series in Las Vegas.

Kenya’s squandered chance to beat Argentina on the first day and came back to haunt them on the second as they lost 21-14 to England in the last pool game, which condemned them to the Bowl competition.

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