Kenya Shujaa will renew rivalry with South Africa after squeezing through to  Cup quarter-finals by beating USA 17-10 after coming from 0-10 down at Hong Kong Sevens on Saturday.

John Okoth, Dennis Abukuse and Nygel Amaitsa scored the all-important tries that gave Shujaa the quarter-final ticket at the expense of USA.

Coach Kevin Wambua's side, which lost to Australia and New Zealand in their first two group stage matches, now face a herculean task to reach semi-final stage.

From 75 meetings with South Africa, Shujaa have lost 65, won nine and drawn one.

Men’s cup quarter-final fixtures

• France vs New Zealand 1:03pm
• South Africa vs Kenya 1:28pm
• Australia vs Spain 3:05pm
• Fiji vs Argentina 3:28pm.