Lacklustre Kenya knocked out of Rugby Sevens World Cup
Harvey Elms of Scotland (left) is tackled by Samuel Oliech of Kenya during their men's round of 16 games at the Rugby Sevens World Cup in the AT&T Park at San Francisco, California on July 20, 2018. PHOTO | MARK RALSTON |
What you need to know:
Kenya stormed to first half's 14-0 lead when Eden Agero converted William Ambaka and Jeffrey Oluoch's tries.
Collins Injera extended the lead 21-5 with a try that Oliech converted before Oluoch sealed a brace for a comfortable 28-5 lead.
Scotland will now meet the winner between South Africa and Ireland in the Cup quarterfinals.
Some moments of madness in extra time saw Kenya Sevens squander their 28-5 lead to lose to Scotland 31-26 and fail to reach the Rugby World Cup Sevens quarterfinals in San Francisco, USA on Saturday.
It was simply tragic and heartbreaking when Samuel Oliech and Samuel Njenga were sin-binned in quick succession to let Scotland, who were trailing 28-17 at the death, to win.
The Scots quickly cashed in on their numbers with Jamie Farndale scoring a brace, with his last coming off a penalty try. Jamie Fergusson converted both to give them victory.
Kenya stormed to first half's 14-0 lead when Eden Agero converted William Ambaka and Jeffrey Oluoch's tries.
Then Collins Injera extended the lead 21-5 with a try that Oliech converted before Oluoch sealed a brace for a comfortable 28-5 lead with four minutes of play remaining.
COMEBACK
The Scots turned on the style with a thrilling comeback as Harvey Elms and Scott Riddell in 11th and 13th minutes. Fergusson converted one as they inched closer 28-17.
Then the moments Oliech and Kenya would like to forget fast on their World Cup debut came. Oliech was send out for a high tackle with Njenga being sin-binned for some cynical play.
Scotland will now meet the winner between South Africa and Ireland in the Cup quarterfinals.
