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Results: Kenya loses 14-5 to South Africa in second Olympics match

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Blitzboks beat Kenya to record second win at Olympics [photo courtesy]

The Kenya national rugby sevens team on Monday afternoon lost their second consecutive match at the Tokyo Olympic Games after going down 14-5 to African arch-rivals South Africa.

Shujaa had lost 19-14 to the USA in their opening game and needed a win against the Blitzboks who defended well and repelled all Kenyan attacks to win their second match and qualify for the quarterfinals.

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