Shujaa finish eighth at Valladolid 7s after defeat to France

JEFF: Kenya’s Shujaa finished eighth at the Valladolid 7s after suffering a 14-5 defeat to France in the seventh-place playoff at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla in Spain. OLIVE: The result earns Shujaa six points from the tournament and leaves them tied with France on 14 points overall after two rounds of the World Championship Series. Having finished seventh in Hong Kong and eighth in Valladolid, Kenya now head into the decisive final leg facing a winner-takes-all battle with France for a top-eight finish and a place in HSBC Sevens 1 next season.