Kenya teams had a tough outing at the opening leg of the HSBC Sevens Division Two held over last weekend in Nairobi, with the men\u2019s team bagging a bronze medal while their ladies the Kenya Lionesses \u2013 finished 5th.<\/p>\n
Shujaa, under the tutelage of Kevin Wambua, won 4 out of five matches in the two-day spectacular tournament staged at the totally sold-out Nyayo stadium on the 14th and 15th.<\/p>\n
Shujaa lost 5-21 to the USA in their fifth and last match to finish 3rd on 12 points, a point behind the champions, Germany and the USA, who also accumulated 12 points, as Kenya settled for silver in the six-team tournament.<\/p>\n
Kenya\u2019s George Ooro was crowned the Men\u2019s Player of the tournament following his outstanding performance.\n<\/p>\n
Shujaa beat Uruguay, Belgium, Germany and Canada in their opening 4 matches.<\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s competition, promoted HSBC SVNS 3 champions Argentina claimed the inaugural HSBC SVNS 2 tournament title on 20 points, despite losing their final match to South Africa in dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n
South Africa took silver, with Spain settling for bronze, just two points behind the leaders.<\/p>\n
Spain claimed third to take 16 league points, followed by China, Kenya and Brazil in 4th, 5th and 6th positions, respectively.<\/p>\n
Kenya Lionesses\u00a0 won 1 match and lost four in their inaugural participating a the newly created HSBC Sevens division two series.<\/p>\n
The 2nd leg will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, between the 21st and 22nd of next month.<\/p>\n
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