Kenya Sevens; Shujaa, finished third in the opening leg of 2026 HSBC Sevens division two played in Nairobi.
Shujaa lost 21-5 to USA in their final match o the competition that saw Germany pip them to secure gold medal at Nyayo stadium.
Kenya headed into the encounter unbeaten having schooled Belgium, Uruguay, Germany and Canada.
They needed just a point to win the leg but conceding three tries against the USA left a huge mountain to climb.
Leading 7-0 at half time, Kenya needed to react quickly after the restart but it was the Americans who stung the heart of Shujaa when Aaron Cummings grounded the ball for Lucas Lacamp to convert for 14-0 with four minutes on the clock.
Adam Channel made it 21-0 killing the game. Kenya finished third with 12 points same as Americans who had a superior point difference.
