Shujaa storm Los Angeles 7s quarter-finals
Uganda's Adrian Kasito runs with the ball during the Men's Pool D rugby sevens match between Kenya and Uganda on day one of the Commonwealth Games at the Coventry Arena in Coventry, central England, on July 29, 2022.
What you need to know:
- It was a pulsating exchange of leads between the two teams as skipper Nelson Oyoo put Shujaa ahead before Kaleem Barreto canceled the for the Scots to tie the duel at 5-5
- Damian McGrath's charges were a joy to watch in the second half as they starved the Scots of possession
- Vincent Onyala and Billy "The Kid" Odhiambo would land a try each to catapult Kenya to their third main Cup quarter-finals this season
Kenya Sevens blew away Scotland 20-10 to reach the Main Cup quarter-finals at the Los Angeles Sevens on Sunday at the Dignity Health Sports Park, United States.
It was a pulsating exchange of leads between the two teams as skipper Nelson Oyoo put Shujaa ahead before Kaleem Barreto canceled the for the Scots to tie the duel at 5-5.
Alvin "Buffa" Otieno put Kenya Sevens ahead again with a try only for Robbie Ferguson to pull a similar to level at the break 10-10.
Damian McGrath's charges were a joy to watch in the second half as they starved the Scots of possession.
Vincent Onyala and Billy "The Kid" Odhiambo would land a try each to catapult Kenya to their third main Cup quarter-finals this season.
Shujaa will now meet Australia at 8.13pm on Sunday.
Kenya lauched their Pool 'D' campaign in the last leg of the 2021/22 World Sevens Series by losing to Samoa 33-14. However, they recovered to beat England 19-14 as the victory against Scotland placed them in the Cup quarter-finals.
Samoa completed their campaign unbeaten after demolishing England 31-5.
Samoa will meet Argentina at 8.57pm in one of the other Cup quarter-final matches.
Fiji meets United States at 8.35pm with New Zealand taking on Ireland at 9.19pm in the other Cup quarter-final duels.
The last time Kenya reached the Cup quarter-finals was during the first two opening legs of the Series of Dubai I and Dubai II in November and December respectively last year.
