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Kenya rugby sevens head coach Damian McGrath (R) talks to Daniel Taabu during a training session on July 26, 2022 at the Broadstreet Rugby Football Club pitcch in Coventry, United Kingdom ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games between Thursday, 28 Jul 2022 - Mon, 8 Aug 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

Kenya Sevens were on Saturday night knocked out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games after losing to New Zealand in the quarterfinals of the Rugby Sevens category.
Damian McGrath's charges were hammered 31-0 by the All Blacks at the Coventry Stadium.

In the other quarterfinal matches, South Africa saw off Canada 33-0 while Fiji knocked out Scotland 34-7. Australia edged off Samoa 7-0 in the last quarter-final match.

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