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Kenya Sevens world beaters

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For lack of a better word, dramatic is what I'd call the just concluded Singapore 7s tournament. This was the first time in ten years rugby sevens was making a return to the scenic national stadium. The heat and humidity was little too much but discrete weather only adds to the thrill of the entire circuit. The tourney was part of an elaborate plan of adding extra legs in the sevens calendar. Vancouver was a major success in it's maiden season save for the chilling weather, let's hope Paris will be just as good. The guns fell silent on hong kong sevens barely a week ago with Fiji claiming the coveted prize. Coming into Singapore, top tier teams such As fiji, newzealand and Australia suffered the setback of injuries and relied heavily on reinforcements and as a result major upsets were anticipated. Some big names missing in action were Rawaca, Forbes, Jenkins and Kunatani among others. The blitzboke were by far the favourites having a complete and seasoned squad.They complet...