The Kenya Lionesses bowed out of the Women Sevens Series Qualifiers after losing their semifinal clash to eventual Champions Brazil. Bianca Dos Santos Silva scored her brace in the first half with both conversions sailing wide while Janet Okello landed Lionesses solitary try in the first half for a 5-10 score at Half time.
Brazil were dominant in all areas in the half, they denied Lionesses possession of the ball through out the match and they were very clinical in every aspect of the match. A Kenyan infringement resulted in Cynthia Camilla being sent to the sin bin and Brazil striking once more extending their lead to 17-5. Earlier, Lionesses beat Argentina to proceed to the semifinal.
Lionesses scorecard at the Women Qualifiers(4th April 2019)
W: Lionesses 24 – Uganda 0
W: Lionesses 36 – Hong Kong 5
W: Lionesses 20 – Papua New Guinea 10
Quarterfinal(5th April 2019)
W: Lionesses 17 – Argentina 15
Semifinal
L: Lionesses 5 – Brazil 17
