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Canadian men claim Shield at Sydney Sevens with 10-5 win over Kenya

Feb 4, 2017 | 8:45 AM

SYDNEY, Australia — A second-half try from Justin Douglas was the difference as Canada beat Kenya 10-5 on Sunday at the Sydney Sevens rugby tournament, claiming the Shield and a 13th-place finish.

Harry Jones scored an early try for Canada as the two sides were even 5-5 at the break. 

Earlier in the day, Canada lost to Japan 19-7 in the Challenge Trophy quarter-final before beating Papua New Guinea 33-20.

It is the third 13th-place finish for Damian McGrath’s men this season in four series stops. The team finished fourth last weekend in Wellington.