Canada's men's rugby 7s team in danger of relegation despite win over Kenya in L.A.

Josiah Morra scored at the final whistle to give Canada a 12-5 win over Kenya in consolation play Sunday at the Los Angeles Sevens in Carson, Calif.

The Canadian men, who stand 14th in the overall HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings, advanced to face No. 13 Spain which edged the seventh-place U.S. 14-12 earlier in the day in the consolation bracket.

After some resolute defence kept the Kenyans out early in the ninth-place quarterfinal, Jack Carson finished off a break by Morra for a 5-0 Canada lead at halftime.

Kenya tied it up with two minutes remaining with Alvin Otieno finally breaking through a stubborn Canadian defence.

The L.A. tournament is the sixth stop on the men's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Next up is the March 3-5 Canada Sevens, for both men and women, in Vancouver.

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It was a short turnaround for the Canadian men who finished play late on a weather-delayed Saturday schedule.

Canada finished last in a competitive Pool B after losing 12-0 to No. 2 South Africa and 22-0 to No. 9 Ireland before rallying to beat No. 11 Uruguay 26-10.

The Canada-Ireland game was interrupted by one of two lengthy delays due to the threat of lightning.

Kenya, led by former Canada coach Damian McGrath, had won four of the previous five meetings with the Canadian men. McGrath, an English native, has also coached Samoa and Germany.

Down in the standings, the Canadian men are in danger of relegation.

The World Series is reducing the number of men's core teams for the 2024 season from 16 to 12, to equal the number of women's teams and align with the Olympic competition structure.

The 15th-ranked core team following the 10th round in Toulouse on May 12-14