Kenya Sevens is on the brink of losing their core status after defeats to New Zealand and Australia on the second day of the sixth leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series in Hong Kong on Saturday.
Kenya kicked off their tour of Asia with a humbling 22-5 defeat to Fiji on Friday despite the fact that Paul Murunga’s men needed at least 10 points in the remaining legs to avoid relegation-they could not march the All Blacks and a determined Australia.
All Blacks, who are the Dubai and Sydney series winners hit home six tries having taken a 12-0 lead at the break for a final score of 36-0 as Kenya fumbles from poor ball handling skills and sloppy defensive techniques.
Shujaa then lost 28-12 to Australia to drop to the Challenge Cup for the sixth time this season. They will meet Canada in the Challenge trophy quarter-final.
Kenya are 14th on the log, just a place above relegation zone.
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