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Olympics: New Zealand beat Kenya in women’s rugby sevens

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Kenya Lionesses fall to New Zealand in Tokyo [photo courtesy]

Kenya began their Pool A campaign at the Tokyo Olympics with a 29-7 loss to New Zealand in the women’s rugby sevens competition in Tokyo on Thursday morning.

Starting off with what appeared to be a full-strength line-up, New Zealand shot out to a 17-0 lead, thanks to tries from Stacey Fluhler, Michaela Blyde and Portia Woodman.

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