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Sevens easy win: Kenya launch rugby medal hunt with 28-0 win over minnows Cook Islands

Dan Sikuta of Kenyas Moran Team is tackled by Ustin Lickington of South Africa as Oscar Ouma provides support in the finals of the 2012 Safaricom sevens rugby Tournament at the Nyayo national StadiumON 23/09/2012

Kenya Rugby Sevens re-affirmed their might as they walloped a hapless Cook Islands 28-0 as the Commonwealth Games battle kicked off here at the Ibrox Stadium.

Kenyan men, who finished fourth at the 2010 Delhi Games and IRB Rugby Sevens World Cup in Moscow last year, atoned their loss against Scotland in quarter finals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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