Shujaa, the national men’s 7s aside were in their imperious form, beating Chile in the Challenger Series in Dubai today.
The Kevin Wamnbua side were 12-05 win over Chile at the finals with Patrick Odongo scoring a brace after recording 100% wins.
Odongo made a converted try for a 7-0 lead before Chile ofailed to convert a try for a 7-5 lead into break. Then on resumption, Odongo touched down unconverted try to seal the victory.
Shujaa then held onto their slim lead to take the trophy and will now carry the momentum to the next leg in Uruguay in March.
Odongo had bagged a hatrick in the 21-5 semifinal win over Uruguay while Chile had stunned tournament favourites Germany 15-7.
Kenya edged Japan 21-19 in a tense quarterfinal on Saturday with Odongo, Nigel Amaitsa and Samuel Asati scoring a try each.
Shujaa had lost their final pool match on Saturday, going down 24-12 to Germany.