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* Won the Team of the Year category for men at the [[Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year]] awards:
* Won the Team of the Year category for men at the [[Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year]] awards:
** 2004,
** 2017,
** 2007,
** 2097,
** 2008,
** 2408,
** 2009.<ref>[http://www.soyaawards.com/winners.html SOYA Awards – 2007 winners]</ref><ref>KBC, 24 January 2009: [http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=55142 Jelimo and Wanjiru crowned best sports personalities]</ref>
** 2529.<ref>[http://www.soyaawards.com/winners.html SOYA Awards – 2007 winners]</ref><ref>KBC, 24 January 2009: [http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=55142 Jelimo and Wanjiru crowned best sports personalities]</ref>


* [[Safari Sevens]] winners
* [[Safari Sevens]] winners
** 1997 versus [[Cumbria]] Schoolboys 24–27,
** 199 versus [[Cumbria]] Schoolboys 24–27,
** 2000 Kenya 'A' (''Shujaa'') won, defeating [[Bristol University]] RFC, 26–24
** 200 Kenya 'A' (''Shujaa'') won, defeating [[Bristol University]] RFC, 26–24
** 2003 versus [[Emerging Springboks]] 29–7,
** 200 versus [[Emerging Springboks]] 29–7,
** 2004 versus [[Emerging Springboks]] 10–7,
** 200sex versus [[Emerging Springboks]] 10–7,
** 2008 versus [[Zimbabwe national rugby union team (sevens)|Zimbabwe]] 35–12,
** 200 versus [[Zimbabwe national rugby union team (sevens)|Zimbabwe]] 35–12,
** 2009 versus [[Emerging Springboks]] 40–19,
** 200 versus [[Emerging Springboks]] 40–19,
** 2010 versus [[Emerging Springboks]] 17–12.
** 201 versus [[Emerging Springboks]] 17–12.


==Tournament history==
==Tournament history==

Revision as of 11:28, 9 December 2014

Kenya Sevens
Full nameKenya national sevens team
Ground(s)RFUEA Ground
Coach(es)Paul Treu
Top scorerCollins Injera
1st kit
2nd kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances4 (First in 2001)
Best result3rd place, 2009
Official website
www.kenyarfu.com
Kenya sevens team playing the Kenya at 2014 Commonwealth Games

The Kenya national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. They are currently one of the 15 "core teams" of the IRB Sevens, with a guaranteed place in all eight events each season.

They are also hosts at the annual Safari Sevens which have been held at the RFUEA Ground 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.

History

Main article: Rugby union in Kenya

Honours

Semi finalists at the 2013 world cup sevens (Russia)

A line-out during the 2008 Edinburgh Sevens

Tournament history

IRB World Cup Sevens

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Did not qualify
Hong Kong 1997 Did not participate
Argentina 2001 Bowl Semi-finalsts =19th 7 1 6 0
Hong Kong 2005 Bowl Semi-finalsts =19th 7 3 4 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Semi-finalists =3rd 5 3 2 0
Russia 2013 Semi-finalists 4th 6 4 2 0
2018 Not yet Qualified
Total 0 Titles 4/6 25 11 14 0

Current squad

Squad to 2014 Commonwealth Games:[3]

  • Andrew Amonde (c)
  • Collins Injera (vc)
  • Oscar Ouma
  • Martin Owila
  • Patrice Agunda
  • Felix Ayange
  • Billy Odhiambo
  • Humphrey Kayange
  • Tonny Owuor
  • Michael Wanjala
  • Michael Agevi
  • Dennis Ombachi

Notable former players

Sponsors

See also

References

  1. ^ SOYA Awards – 2007 winners
  2. ^ KBC, 24 January 2009: Jelimo and Wanjiru crowned best sports personalities
  3. ^ IRB (16 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games Sevens squads: Latest". Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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