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ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST: Despite finishing sixth, Kenya rugby Sevens take pride in good show after Cape Town trip

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France's Terry Bouhraoua (L) runs with the ball during the 2016 Cape Town Sevens pool B rugby match between France and Kenya at the Cape Town stadium in Cape Town on December 10, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA

Kenya Sevens finished sixth in South Africa after action packed rugby at Cape Town Sevens over the weekend.

The Kenyan team lost to Olympic Champions Fiji in the fifth place playoff. Sevuloni Mocenacagi seems to have found Kenya's soft spot by punishing his opponents after Augustine Lugonzo and teammates failed to control the lineout.

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