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Why Kenya Sevens failed to live up to expectations at World Cup

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Kenya's Willy Ambaka in action against Tonga during their pre-round of Rugby World Cup Sevens match at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on September 9 2022. [World Rugby]

There was a lot of optimism in Kenya Sevens camp ahead of the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa.

Many expected the national team to carry their impressive performance at the Los Angeles Sevens, two weeks ago into the global showpiece in Cape Town and either replicate their semifinals' heroics in Dubai (2009) and Moscow (2013) or surpass them.

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