Kenya national rugby union team (sevens)

Kenya Sevens

Full name	Kenya national sevens team
Ground(s)	RFUEA Ground
Coach(es)	Paul Treu
Top scorer	Collins Injera
1st kit 2nd kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	4 (First in 2001)
Best result	3rd place, 2009
Official website
www.kenyarfu.com

Kenya sevens team playing the Kenya at 2014 Commonwealth Games

The Kenya national rugby union sevens team competes in the Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. They are currently one of the 15 "core teams" of the World Series, with a guaranteed place in all nine events each season.

They are also hosts at the annual Safari Sevens which have been held at the RFUEA Ground in Nairobi, Kenya every year since 1996.

Kenya have sometimes mistakenly been referred to as Shujaa by the international press; in fact Shujaa are the Kenya sevens 'A' (or second) team. Shujaa is a Swahili word (also used as a boys' name) meaning courage, confidence, bravery, prowess or heroism.

Honours

Semi finalists at the 2013 world cup sevens (Russia)

A line-out during the 2008 Edinburgh Sevens

• Winners of the Plate competition at the 2007 South Africa Sevens.

• Won the Team of the Year category for men at the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards:
  • 2004,
  • 2007,
  • 2008,
  • 2009.^[1][2]

• Safari Sevens winners
  • 1997 versus Cumbria Schoolboys 24–27,
  • 2000 Kenya 'A' (Shujaa) won, defeating Bristol University RFC, 26–24
  • 2003 versus Emerging Springboks 29–7,
  • 2004 versus Emerging Springboks 10–7,
  • 2008 versus Zimbabwe 35–12,
  • 2009 versus Emerging Springboks 40–19,
  • 2010 versus Emerging Springboks 17–12.

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record
Tournament	Round	Position	Played	Won	Lost	Drew
1993	Did not qualify
1997	Did not participate
2001	Bowl Semi-finalsts	=19th	7	1	6	0
2005	Bowl Semi-finalsts	=19th	7	3	4	0
2009	Semi-finalists	=3rd	5	3	2	0
2013	Semi-finalists	4th	6	4	2	0
Total	0 Titles	4/6	25	11	14	0

Current squad

Squad to 2014 Commonwealth Games:^[3]

• Andrew Amonde (c)
• Collins Injera (vc)
• Oscar Ouma
• Martin Owila
• Patrice Agunda
• Felix Ayange
• Billy Odhiambo
• Humphrey Kayange
• Tonny Owuor
• Michael Wanjala
• Michael Agevi
• Dennis Ombachi

Notable former players

• Lucas Onyango
• Joshua Kinge

Sponsors

• Kenya Airways

See also

• Rugby union in Kenya
• Kenya national rugby union team
• Sevens World Series
• Rugby World Cup Sevens
• Kenya Sevens
• Safari Sevens

References

1. ↑ SOYA Awards – 2007 winners
2. ↑ KBC, 24 January 2009: Jelimo and Wanjiru crowned best sports personalities
3. ↑ IRB (16 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games Sevens squads: Latest". Retrieved 24 July 2014. 

External links

• http://kenyapage.net/rugby/sevens/history.html