Kenya women's national rugby sevens team
Union | Grace Okulu | |
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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]
Tournament history
Summer Olympics
Olympic Games record | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
2016 | Placement round | 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | 9th Place Match | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games record | ||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
2018 | Placement round | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | Did not qualify | |||||
Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Rugby Africa Women's Sevens
Rugby Africa Women's Sevens record
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
2008
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Semi Final | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
2012
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Final | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
2013
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Semi Final | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2014
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Final | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
2016 | Final | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | Final | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | Plate Final | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | Final | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 Titles | 11/11 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 0 |
Team
Current squad
Kenya's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:[8]
No. | Players |
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1 | Naomi Amuguni |
2 | Christabel Lindo |
3 | Sheila Chajira |
4 | Stella Wafula |
5 | Phoebe Otieno |
6 | Moreen Muritu |
7 | Sinaida Nyachio |
8 | Diana Nyairo |
9 | Judith Okumu |
10 | Grace Okulu |
11 | Sharon Auma |
12 | Diana Ochieng |