Impressive Shujaa retain Safari Sevens crown
Shujaa players celebrate with the title after winning the Safari Sevens title at RFUEA grounds on November 19, 2023.
What you need to know:
- It was a heartbreak in the women’s final as Uganda Lady Cranes displayed good ball handling skills and good switches to stun Kenya Lionesses 15-13.The Lionesses had beaten Lady Cranes 12-5 in the preliminaries.
- Lionesses had mauled Tropics Sevens from United Kingdom 45-0, while Lady Cranes silenced Kenya Cubs, who had beaten them in the preliminaries, 26-12 in the semi-finals.
Kenya Sevens Shujaa Sunday defended the Safari Sevens title.
Shujaa touched down three tries and two conversions to dispatch Samurai Barracudas 19-0 to lift the Robin Cahill Trophy in the final at the RFUEA ground.
Two tries from Patrick Odongo and a try apiece from John Okoth and Kevin Wekesa helped the hosts claim their 10th Safari Sevens title, but not before Anthony Omondi’s boot did the damage with the extras.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga (centre), Sports CS Ababu Nawamba and KRU chairman Sasha Mutaic celebrate with Shujaa players celebrate after they won the Safari Sevens title at RFUEA grounds on November 19, 2023.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga and Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba were among the fans who turned up to cheer the Kenyan teams on the final day of the two-day event.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga (left) and Kenya Rugby Union president Sasha Mutai (right) follow the action during the Safari 7s on November 19, 2023 at RFUEA ground.
Uganda Rugby Sevens settled for bronze after they dismantled Germany 31-7 in the play-off for third place as Kenya Morans took fifth place, crushing the national sevens champions KCB Rugby 26-0.
KCB had beaten Morans 22-7 at the pool stage. Shujaa had stopped Germany 19-5 while Samurai edged out Uganda 21-19 all in the semi-finals.
Uganda Lady Cranes players celebrate with the title after winning the Safari Sevens women's final at RFUEA grounds on November 19, 2023.
It was a heartbreak in the women’s final as Uganda Lady Cranes displayed good ball handling skills and good switches to stun Kenya Lionesses 15-13.The Lionesses had beaten Lady Cranes 12-5 in the preliminaries.
Lionesses had mauled Tropics Sevens from United Kingdom 45-0, while Lady Cranes silenced Kenya Cubs, who had beaten them in the preliminaries, 26-12 in the semi-finals.
