Kenya women's national rugby sevens team

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Kenya
UnionKenya Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Lionesses
Ground(s)RFUEA Ground
Coach(es)Kevin Wambua
Captain(s)Philadelphia Olando
Team kit

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.

Kenya's captain Aberdeen Shikoyi died on 29 May 2012 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]

Tournament history[]

Summer Olympics[]

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Placement round 11th 5 1 4 0
Japan 2020 9th Place Match 10th 5 1 4 0
Total 0 Titles 2/2 10 2 8 0

Commonwealth Games[]

Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Australia 2018 Placement round 6th 5 3 2 0
Total 0 Titles 1/1 5 3 2 0

Rugby Africa Women's Sevens[]

Rugby Africa Women's Sevens record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Uganda 2008 Semi Final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
Morocco 2012 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1 0
Tunisia 2013 Semi Final 4 4 1 3 0
Kenya 2014 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
South Africa 2015 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Zimbabwe 2016 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1 0
Tunisia 2017 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Botswana 2018 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0
Total 1 Titles 8/8 41 30 11 0

Team[]

Previous squads[]

  • Philadelphia Olando (c)
  • Sheila Chajira
  • Celestine Masinde
  • Janet Awino
  • Janet Okello
  • Doreen Remour
  • Rachel Mbogo
  • Stacy Awuor
  • Linet Arasa
  • Sinaida Aura
  • Grace Adhiambo
  • Cynthia Atieno
  • Judith Auma

The following is the Kenya roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coach:

Backs Forwards
4 Rachael Mbogo 1 Stacy Otieno
5 Linet Arasa 2 Janet Awino
7 Doreen Nziwa 3 Sheila Chajira
8 Janet Okelo 6 Camilyne Oyuayo
9 Irene Otieno 12 Philadelphia Olando
10 Catherine Abilla (c)
11 Celestine Masinde

References[]

  1. ^ worldrugby.org. "Kenya women secure Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens place". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  2. ^ "Kenya's Lionesses roar into Rio 2016 rugby tournament after South Africa decline slot". Rio 2016. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. ^ Njuguna, William (17 December 2015). "Kenya: Women's Rugby Team Qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. ^ "Kenya Rugby Union unveils Kenya's men and women's rugby sevens teams to the Tokyo Olympics". AfricaNews. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Kenya women qualify for Tokyo 2020 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". World Rugby. Retrieved 2021-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Kenya Squad". Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Kenya 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

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