Kenya national rugby sevens team

Kenya

Union	Kenya Rugby Union
Emblem(s)	The African lion
Ground(s)	RFUEA Ground
Coach(es)	Benjamin Ayimba
Captain(s)	Andrew Amonde
Most caps	Humphrey Kayange (65)
Top scorer	Collins Injera (1155)[1]
Most tries	Collins Injera (225)[1]
1st kit 2nd kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	4 (First in 2001)
Best result	3rd place, 2009
Official website
www.kru.co.ke

Kenya sevens team playing the Cook Islands at 2014 Commonwealth Games

The Kenya national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. They are currently one of the 15 "core teams" of the World Series, with a guaranteed place in all ten events each season. Kenya recorded its first tournament win in the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series after beating Fiji at the 2016 Singapore Sevens.^[2]

They are also hosts at the annual Safari Sevens which has been held 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

• Main Cup winners at the 2016 Singapore Sevens
• Semi finalists at the 2009 and 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens

A line-out during the 2008 Edinburgh Sevens

• Main cup finalists at the 2009 Adelaide Sevens and the 2013 Wellington Sevens
• Won the Team of the Year category for men at the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards:
  • 2004,
  • 2007,
  • 2008,
  • 2009.^[3][4]
  • 2013
• 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,
  • 2014 versus Australia Renegades 40-7.

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Kenya

Summer Olympics

Olympics Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2016	Qualifed
Total	0 Titles	1/1	-	-	-	-

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
2018	Qualified
Total	0 Titles	4/6	25	11	14	0

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
1998	Bowl Quarterfinals	13th	5	0	5	0
2002	Bowl Semifinals	11th	5	2	3	0
2006	Bowl Champions	9th	6	4	2	0
2010	Plate Semifinals	7th	5	3	2	0
2014	Plate Semifinals	7th	5	2	3	0
Total	0 Titles	5/5	26	11	15	0

Africa Cup Sevens

Africa Cup Sevens record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2013	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0
2014	Finals	2nd	7	5	2	0
2015	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0
Total	2 Titles	3/3	19	17	2	0

Current squad

Squad to 2015 Rugby Africa Men's Sevens^[5]

• Andrew Amonde (c)
• Collins Injera (vc)
• Willy Ambaka
• Biko Adema
• Augustine Lugonzo
• Eden Agero
• Billy Odhiambo
• Oscar Ayodi
• Frank Wanyama
• Leonard Mugaisi
• Jeffrey Oluoch
• Dennis Ombachi
• Humphrey Khayange

Notable former players

• Lucas Onyango
• Joshua Gathumbi
• Oscar Osir
• Benjamin Ayimba
• Innocent Simiyu

See also

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

References

1. "Sevens Stats: Kenya". Retrieved March 16, 2016.
2. "Kenya Sevens make history". Retrieved April 19, 2016.
3. SOYA Awards – 2007 winners
4. KBC, 24 January 2009: Jelimo and Wanjiru crowned best sports personalities
5. "Kenya Squad". Retrieved March 16, 2016.

External links

• http://www.kru.co.ke/
• http://kenyapage.net/rugby/sevens/history.html