Kenya crash out of Singapore Sevens

South Africa's Werner Kok (bottom) and Siviwe Soyizwapi (right) try to tackle Kenya's Eden Agero (left) during their cup quarter-final of the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens tournament in Singapore on April 29, 2018. PHOTO | ROSLAN RAHMAN | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Shujaa will now play New Zealand in the fifth place semis at 11.06am.

  • South Africa’s disciplined and watertight defence made it hard for Kenya to stage any comeback.

Kenya Sevens have crashed out of the Singapore Sevens. The Kenyans lost 24-12 to South Africa in the Main Cup quarters on Sunday at the National Stadium. South Africa will now play Fiji in the semis as

Shujaa play New Zealand in the fifth place semis at 11.06am.

Siviwe Soyizwapi was the chief destroyer for South Africa. He scored a hat-trick of tries before Heino Bezuidenhout added his name to the score sheet.

South Africa’s disciplined and watertight defence made it hard for Kenya to stage any comeback. South Africa led 17-0 at half time against Shujaa who looked clueless on the pitch.

Talisman Collins Injera did his best with a brace of tries in the second half but the damage had already been done.