Kenya playing against Australia Photo Courtesy of irbsevens.com |
Kenya bagged 15 points at the Gold Coast leg of IRB Sevens
Series, the best start in the series so far. The team however, lost an extra 2
points after a 41-7 defeat to South Africa in a third place play-off on Sunday.
Earlier on Sunday, Kenya beat hosts Australia 21-14 in a
thrilling quarterfinal to advance to the main cup semis. However, the dream
to get to the finals was dashed by the reigning series champions New Zealand
who beat them 15-5 in the semis.
Spectacular Dennis Ombachi was named in the Gold Coast 7s
dream team.
The team is now preparing for the Dubai leg slated for November
30th to December 1st where they are drawn in Pool A with
Spain, Scotland and Fiji.
Fiji successfully defended the Gold Coast title by beating
New Zealand 32-14 in the Cup Final.
Here is the Series Standing:
1.
Fiji – 22 points
2.
New Zealand – 19 points
3.
South Africa – 17 points
4.
Kenya – 15 points
5.
Argentina – 13 points
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