KCB wins 2012 Driftwood Sevens

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) are the 2012 Driftwood Sevens champions after beating Kenya Harlequins (Quins) 17-10 in a thrilling main cup final played at the Mombasa Sports Club on Sunday afternoon.

The bankers who also boast winning the 2012 Prinsloo Sevens sealed the win after a spectacular conversion from Collins Kimani.

Quins however, walked home heads high as the overall winners of the 2012 edition of national sevens circuit after finishing top in the national log.

In the Plate finals, Impala beat Nakuru 17-0 to emerge the winners of the Plate title.  

In the Bowl finals, Western Bulls shocked former champions Mwamba RFC, beating them 10-0 to lift the Bowl title.

In the Spear finals, Mount Kenya beat JKUAT Voi 12-5 to take the Spear.

In the Shield finals, Comras beat Stormers 10-5 to lift the Shield title.    

The driftwood sevens marked the final leg of the National Sevens Circuit, which saw circuit leaders Kenya Harlequins bag the Christies Sevens, Dala Sevens, and Kabeberi Sevens while KCB win the Driftwood sevens, and Prinsloo sevens.    

Rugby Action resumes this Friday at the Nyayo National Stadium for the 2012 Safaricom Safari Sevens.  

Kenya Harlequins will participate in the event courtesy of being the overall winners of the national sevens circuit.

Hongera KCB!

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Pepsi Kabeberi Sevens Day one wrap

Recently crowned Prinsloo Sevens champions Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) started their campaign against Mount Kenya University beating them 61-0 later defeating the other sides in Pool ‘A’, Comras and Western Bulls 47-5, 36-0 respectively, at the RFUEA grounds on Saturday.   

 Kabeberi Sevens defending champions and series leaders Quins, KCB, Blak Blad, Homeboyz, Kisumu, Impala, Nakuru and Strathmore are in the main cup quarters slated or Sunday.  

Hosts Mwamba RFC were stunned by a gallant Blak Blad side, losing 5-10 in a thrilling encounter that saw the defending National Sevens Circuit champions miss out on the main cup.

Mwamba RFC will play in the bowl quarters alongside Daystar, Comras, Bungoma, Western Bulls, Machine, Thika, Nondies

In the Shield quarters, UNICEF will play alongside Webuye, Multimedia University, Stormers, Kimathi University, KCA, Mount Kenya, and Catholic University.  

Below are the Day One Results

KCB 61 Mount Kenya 0

W.Bulls 21 Comras 0

Nakuru 14 Kimathi 0

Daystar 14 UNICEF Kakamega 0

Strath 14 Webuye 0

Machine 27 Thika 5

Kisumu 27 KCA 0

Homeboyz 42 Stormers 0

Quins 45 Multimedia 0

Impala 26 Nondies 17

Blad 17 Catholic 12

Mwamba 17 Bungoma 12

KCB 47 Comras 5

Bulls 26 Mount Kenya 12

Nakuru 14 UNICEF Kakamega 0

Daystar 40 Kimathi 7

Strath 29 Thika 5

Machine 14 Webuye 0

Kisumu 26 Stormers 0

Homeboyz 36 KCA 0

Quins 26 Nondies 7

Impala 56 Multimedia 0

Blak Blad 15 Bungoma 0

Mwamba 17 Catholic 12

Comras 31 Mount Kenya 0

UNICEF Kakamega 0 Kimathi 14

Thika 14 Webuye 0

Stormers 12 KCA 10

Nondies 54 Multimedia 0

Bungoma 10 Catholic 5

KCB 36 Bulls 0

Nakuru 24 Daystar 5

Strath 22 Machine 5

Kisumu 5 Homeboyz 15

Quins 12 Impala 0
Mwamba 5 Blak Blad 10

KCB win 2012 Prinsloo Sevens in Nakuru

KCB beat hosts Nakuru RFC 36-0 to be crowned the 2012 Prinsloo Sevens Champions in a fascinating main cup final played at the Nakuru Athletics Club on Sunday afternoon.

Oliver Mangemi opened the score sheet with a sleek try giving the Banker’s a glimpse of the title, while teammate Francis Mwita try and a conversion by Collins Kimani sealed the win.    

In the Plate final, Christies Sevens and Dala Sevens champions Quins beat Blak Blad 12-5 to clinch the plate title. Sunday wasn’t the day Kenya Harlequins would make a third consecutive title in the national sevens circuit after it was knocked out of the main cup by a gallant Nakuru side in the semifinals.

However, Harlequins remains a confident side after it had played without 10 of their regular starters who were released to the National Sevens rugby team camp at the Moi International Sports Centre – Kasarani.

In the Bowl final, Homeboys beat Mean Machine 12-5 in a thrilling bowl final to bag the bowl title.

In the Shield final, Nondies beat a resilient Eldoret side 10-0 to win the Shield.  

Action resumes in the capital Nairobi this coming weekend (8-9^th September) for the Kabeberi Sevens.

Kabeberi 7s is a rugby tournament, which is part of the National Sevens Circuit in memory of the Late George Mwangi Kabeberi who played for Mwamba RFC.

The tourney is hosted by Mwamba RFC, Kenya’s first club to be formed by indigenous Africans in 1977.