Mombasa gears for CAR 7s tourney

Apr. 4 | NAIROBI, Kenya, April 4 – Kenya has been nominated to stage the inaugural CAR Africa Cup Sevens tournament in Mombasa on April 27-28. South Africa’s Springboks and Kenya, the two sides that compete annually in the International Rugby Board...

Kenya miss on Main Cup joy in Japan

Mar. 30 | TOKYO, Japan, March 30- The see-saw performance of Kenya in the HSBC World Series continued in Japan after they missed out on the Main Cup competition on Saturday. Mike Friday’s side were relegated to the Bowl quarters after finishing in the bottom...

Injera back in the fold

Mar. 29 | NAIROBI, Kenya, March 29- The dispute between Kenya Rugby Union and Collins Injera is now settled and the head of technical bench Mike Friday is now free to engage the player. The development was confirmed on Good Friday by the Director in charge of...

Clinical Wales end Shujaa’s Cup run

Mar. 24 | NAIROBI, Kenya, March 24- Kenya were denied a second Main Cup final appearance of the season at the Hong Kong 7s by a clinical Wales side who beat Mike Friday’s side 19-0 in the first semi on Sunday. Lee Williams who grounded the ball to open the scoring...

Kenya squeeze to HK7s Main Cup quarters

Mar. 23 | NAIROBI, Kenya, March 23- Kenya squeezed to the Main Cup quarters of the Hong Kong Sevens on Saturday as a last gasp Horace Otieno try saw them edge out France 19-17 in their final Pool B game. Julien Candelon powered down the left touchline to opening...

Ombachi steers nervy Shujaa home

Mar. 22 | NAIROBI, Kenya, March 22- Kenya opened their Hong Kong 7s campaign by securing a nervy 17-14 victory over a dogged USA side on Friday to lay a solid platform for their quest to qualify for the Main Cup of the competition that is the highlight of the HSBC...

Time for Kenyans to be counted

Mar. 22 | NAIROBI, Kenya, March 22- After the March 4 General Elections that are still being contested at the Supreme Court, it’s time Kenyans united in common accord as their sons and daughters seek to hoist the national flag high in Hong Kong, Poland and Nigeria. They...

Sevens World Cup schedule announced

Mar. 20 | NAIROBI, Kenya, March 20- With exactly 100 days to go until Rugby World Cup Sevens kicks off at the iconic Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the match schedule has been announced, revealing some mouth-watering encounters for the thousands of spectators in the...

Ashioya returns to Kenya 7s starting XII

Mar. 13 | NAIROBI, Kenya, March 13- Former captain Sidney Ashioya has been restored to the starting line-up for the Hong Kong and Tokyo 7s as the national team squad was named this morning by Kenya Rugby Union. Ashioya was a non-travelling reserve in the team that...

Door not slammed on Injera- KRU

Feb. 28 | NAIROBI, Kenya, February 28- The door has not been shut on Collins Injera in the national sevens team set-up, the director of national team and elite performance at Kenya Rugby Union (KRU), Philip Jalango revealed on Thursday. Speaking to Capital Sport,...