William Njuguna Rugby March 10For the sixth consecutive tournament Shujaa failed to make it to the main cup quarters after losing three matches at the Vancouver sevens. Kenya lost its opening match match 36-12 to Fiji then lost 35-12 to Samoa and 36-12 to Canada to be relegated to the Challenge Cup quarters where they weere due to face Australia at 7:52pmIn the opening match against the Olympic champions, Kenya trailed early with Sevuloni Mocenacagi slipped past Shujaa defence and dotted a for unconverted try for a 5-0 lead. Alasio Sovita Naduva then raced over the whitewash to give the Fijians their second try and with Vilimoni Botitu added the extras for a 12-0 lead before Naduva returned to the score sheet for the third try for the Fijians as they led 17-0 at the interval.Fijian playmaker Jerry Tuwai straight from the restart ran unchallenged to score Fiji's fourth try and a 22-0. From the restart, Kenya were able to hold on the ball and Johnstone Olindi crashed over the line to reduce the deficit to 22-5. Cyprian Kuoto scoreda brace for Kenya who trailed 19-5 at the breakends

Source: The Star March 11, 2019 07:57 UTC