On Saturday, April 9, Shujaa suffered a 12-10 defeat to the USA in their opening game of the Singapore 7s.
Shujaa arrived at the two-day rugby event in Singapore having finished ninth at the Seville 7s back in January.
The match began with the USA securing a 5-0 lead over Shujaa in the fourth minute after American Perry Baker made a try.
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Kenya equalised in the final seconds as Tony Omondi made a try but failed to convert.
At the beginning of the second half, the USA took the lead after Kevon Williams scored a try at the centre followed by a conversion by Lucas Lacamp giving the USA a 12-5 lead.
Seconds to the final whistle Shujaa’s Edmund Anya made a centre try, however, Kenya failed to score the conversion after Daniel Tabbu botched his kick.
If Kenya scored the conversion, they would have levelled the scores 12-12. Keya is set to play their second match against South Africa at 10:40 am.
In the other Pool A match, South Africa handed Canada a heavy defeat with the match ending scoreline of 31-5.
South Africa top the Pool A group with three points with the USA coming in at second with three points, Shujaa and Canada coming in at third and fourth respectively each with a single point.
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