Kenya women's national rugby sevens team explained

Country:Kenya
Union:Kenya Rugby Union
Ground:RFUEA Ground
Captain:Grace Okulu
Nickname:Lionesses
Coach:Dennis Mwanja
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Kenya women's national rugby sevens team plays in several tournaments including the African Women's Sevens Championship, Dubai Invitational Sevens and the Hong Kong Women's Sevens.

History

In 2012, Kenya's captain Aberdeen Shikoyi died on 29 May after an injury she sustained in a match against Uganda.

Kenya qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens.[1] [2] [3] In 2019, despite coming second at the Africa Women's Sevens, they qualified for the Tokyo Olympics because South Africa declined their regional spot.[4] [5]

In 2024, they competed in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; they were runners-up in the first round of the series which took place in Dubai.[6] [7] They finished fifth overall at the 2024 Sevens Challenger Series and missed out on qualifying for the new SVNS Play-off promotion and relegation competition in Madrid.[8]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
YearRoundPosition
2016Placement round11th5140
20209th Place Match10th5140
Total0 Titles2/210280

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearRoundPosition
2018Placement round6th5320
2022Did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 1/2 5 3 2 0

Rugby Africa Women's Sevens

Rugby Africa Women's Sevens record
YearRoundPosition
2008Semi Final5 3 2 0
2012Final5 4 1 0
2013Semi Final44 1 3 0
2014Final5 3 2 0
2015Final6 5 1 0
2016Final5 4 1 0
2017Final6 5 1 0
2018Final5 5 0 0
2019Final6 5 1 0
2022Plate Final55 3 2 0
2023Final5 4 1 0
Total1 Titles11/115742150

Team

Current squad

Kenya's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:[9]

No. Players
1Naomi Amuguni
2Christabel Lindo
3Sheila Chajira
4Stella Wafula
5Phoebe Otieno
6Moreen Muritu
7Sinaida Nyachio
8Diana Nyairo
9Judith Okumu
10Grace Okulu
11Sharon Auma
12Diana Ochieng

Previous squads

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenya women secure Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens place. worldrugby.org. en-GB. 2016-07-17.
  2. Web site: Kenya's Lionesses roar into Rio 2016 rugby tournament after South Africa decline slot . 15 December 2015 . Rio 2016 . 2016-07-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809050704/https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/kenya-s-lionesses-roar-into-rio-2016-rugby-tournament-after-south-africa-decline-slot . 9 August 2016 .
  3. Web site: Kenya: Women's Rugby Team Qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics. Njuguna. William. 17 December 2015. allafrica.com. 2016-07-17.
  4. Web site: 2021-07-05. Kenya Rugby Union unveils Kenya's men and women's rugby sevens teams to the Tokyo Olympics. dead. 2021-11-01. AfricaNews. en. 2021-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724073332/https://www.africanews.com/2021/07/05/kenya-rugby-union-unveils-kenya-s-men-and-women-s-rugby-sevens-teams-to-the-tokyo-olympics/.
  5. Web site: Kenya women qualify for Tokyo 2020 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. 2021-11-01. World Rugby.
  6. Web site: 2024-01-14 . China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai . 2024-01-15 . www.world.rugby.
  7. Web site: Constable . Grant . 2024-01-14 . Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger . 2024-01-15 . amp.rugbypass.com . en.
  8. Web site: 2024-05-19 . China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out . 2024-05-31 . www.world.rugby.
  9. Web site: 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads . 2024-01-17 . resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com . 6.