 Barrett was part of the England Sevens side in the USA (Getty) |
Exeter Chiefs' Kevin Barrett was part of the England team which was surprisingly beaten by Kenya in the USA Sevens in San Diego. Scrum-half Barrett had helped England win all their pool matches including a 14-10 win over South Africa on the first day.
That put England through to the quarter-finals where they went down 17-7 to the Kenyans.
England then lost the semi-final of the plate to Fiji 21-14.
Coach Ben Ryan praised his players for the way they came back after losing all their pool matches in the New Zealand Sevens in Wellington at the start of the month, including a humiliating 21-17 loss to the Cook Islands in their opening match.
 | England's IRB USA Seven results England 48-0 Mexico (pool) England 28-21 USA (pool) South Africa 10-14 England (pool) England 7-17 Kenya (cup q/f) Fiji 21-14 England (plate s/f) |
"We suffered a lot of humility on the first day of the New Zealand tournament but we worked hard this week and I'm really pleased for the players they have regained respect.
"There's a certain amount you can do as the coach but the players have to go out there and play and on day one that's exactly what they did," he added.
England will hope to continue to improve in time for the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens from 28-30 March.
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