Top Fry Prinsloo Sevens @ Nakuru Athletic Club

Date: 30th - 31st August 2014
Venue: Nakuru Athletic Club
Entry: Unscratched Airtime worth Ksh300

South Africa EPD wins Safari Sevens

South Africa Sevens Elite Player Development (EPD) squad beat Kenya Morans 21-17 to lift the 2012 Safaricom Safari Sevens title in a thrilling main cup final played at the Nyayo National Stadium, Sunday evening.  

Morans, inspired by arguably the man of the match Dennis Ombachi were on the way to claim the prestigious Robin Cahill trophy until a late try by SAs Justin Geduld denied the gallant side the top honors.

Earlier in the day, South Africa 7s EPD beat Kenya Shujaa 29-7. Shujaa, captained by Collins Injera came back strong to beat Spain 21-7 and finish in third place.

Kenya Morans beat Spain 17-0 in the semifinals to reach the main cup final in a front of cheering home fans.

In the Bowl Finals, Western Province from South Africa emerged the winners beating Kenya Chairman Select 10-26.
In the Shield Finals, Kenya University Select lost to Zambia 21-15.
In the Plate Finals, Samurai (New Zealand) beat Grenoble (France) 40-14 to claim the Plate title.

Michael Friday names Moran and Shujaa Squad

The Kenya Sevens team coach, Michael Friday on Thursday named the two Kenyan squads that will participate in the 2012 Safaricom Safari Sevens slated for tomorrow at the Nyayo National Stadium.

The two teams Morans and Shujaa are in Pool B and Pool A respectively while compatriots Chairman’s and Universities Select are drawn in C and D.

Safaricom Safari Sevens Draw Released

The draw for the 17^th edition of the Safaricom Safari Sevens was released on Wednesday where 16 elite teams are banded into 4 pools of 4 teams each.

Here is the draw:

Pool ‘A’

·         Samurai (New Zealand)

·         Shujaa (Kenya)

·         Western Province (South Africa)

·         Uganda Kobs

Pool ‘B’

·         Kenya

·         Grenobe (France)

·         Cranes (Uganda)

·         Rwanda

Pool ‘C’

·         Spain

·         Bristol Barracudas (England)

·         Hamilton Raiders (South Africa)

·         Chairman’s Select (Kenya)

Pool ‘D’

·         Portugal

·         South Africa’s Sevens Elite Player Development Squad (formerly Emerging Boks)  

·         Zambia

·         Universities Select (Kenya)

The tournament will kick off on Thursday at RFUEA and Impala grounds with Mtaa Seniors and Age Grade set to grace the opening ceremony.

The Age Grade tournament features Girls U-19 as well as the Boys U-14 and U-12, while the Mtaa Seniors features sides from Nairobi’s 8 constituencies namely Makadara, Westlands, Langata, Kasarani, Dagoretti, Starehe, Kamakunji and Embakasi.           

Kenya Harlequins omitted from 2012 Safari Sevens  

Kenya Harlequins will not participate in this year’s Safari Sevens as expected; their slot was taken by debutant Universities Select. Quins are blaming the Kenya Rugby Union for their omission from the event.  

The rugby fraternity widely expected Quins to participate in the Safari Sevens after winning the 2012 National Sevens Circuit.  

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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