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KCB head coach Andrew Amonde is confident his emerging players can rise to the occasion when the Bankers begin their Christie 7s campaign despite the absence of several key stars.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsCaptain Vincent Onyala, George Ooro, Festus Shiasi, Nygel Amaitsa, and Samuel Asati will miss the Christie 7s after travelling to Wales for the inaugural Ultimate Sevens Championship in Cardiff, which takes place on Saturday, 12 September.The Christie 7s will run from Saturday, 12, to Sunday, 13, September at the RFUEA Grounds, presenting Amonde with a chance to give his second-string players a bigger role as KCB chase both the tournament title and the National Sevens Circuit crown.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945644##The Bankers head into the final leg of the circuit on a high after edging arch-rivals Kabras Sugar 12-10 to win the Embu 7s title.They have been drawn in Pool A alongside hosts Kenya Harlequins, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) Rugby, and C..

Kenya Morans will be the sole East African representatives at the 2026 Africa Men’s Sevens Series after organisers confirmed an eight-team field for the rescheduled continental tournament in Mauritius.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe competition will take place from Saturday, 3 to Sunday, 4 October 2026. Kenya will be joined by hosts Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar, Egypt, Burkina Faso and Réunion.The eight-team field is a reduction from the 12 nations initially scheduled to compete in June before the tournament was postponed because of public health concerns linked to the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa.Three LA28 Olympics qualification pathways available for Shujaa and LionessesUganda, who had initially been included, will not feature in the rescheduled tournament, leaving Kenya as the only team from the East African region.The Morans will head to Mauritius looking to improve on their fourth-place finish at the 2025 Africa Men’s Sevens, where they came a..

Kenya Sevens national teams, Shujaa and Lionesses, will have three opportunities to secure qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, after World Rugby confirmed the pathway to the next Olympic sevens tournament.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsWith support from the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) through the LA28 Scholarship Programme, both teams will begin their campaigns to return Kenya to the Olympic stage in Los Angeles.LA28 will feature 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams, with each qualified National Olympic Committee entitled to select a squad of 12 players.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945978##The qualification race gets underway during the HSBC SVNS 2027 season, which begins in Dubai in November 2026, and concludes in Bordeaux in May 2027.For Kenya, the journey to Los Angeles can be secured through three routes: the SVNS Championship standings, the African regional qualifier or, if necessary, the final Olympic Repechage.Sheila Chajira hails Ultimate 7s draft as s..

Kenya Lionesses captain Sheila Chajira believes the selection of 14 Kenyan players for the inaugural Ultimate Sevens Championship is a clear indication of the rapid growth of rugby in the country.Chajira is among the Kenyan players set to feature in the new global sevens competition, which brings together some of the leading players from around the world across six franchise teams.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsFor the experienced forward, the growing presence of Kenyan players in international professional competitions reflects the emergence of new opportunities beyond the traditional national-team pathway.“It shows that rugby in Kenya is growing. Having an opportunity for our players to go and play professional rugby shows that it is no longer just about the national team or international competitions. Now, doors are opening for players to play professionally, and it means the dream is getting bigger and better,” Chajira said.The development comes at a time when more Ken..

Freshia Oduor is set for a dream opportunity at the inaugural Ultimate Sevens Championship, where she will share the Pacific Current dressing room and pitch with her rugby idol, Madisson Levi.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Kenyan is among the players selected for the new global sevens competition, which brings together men’s and women’s rugby under six franchise clubs in a new model for elite sevens.The six founding franchises- Albion Athletic Sevens Club, Atlantic Novas Sevens Club, Foudre Bleue Sevens Club, Pacific Current Sevens Club, Clan Taran Sevens Club and Sol Feroz Sevens Club each have a 12-player men’s team and a 12-player women’s team, with the two competitions running simultaneously at each venue.Details of Christie 7s’ new trophy unveiled to mark 60th anniversary [PHOTOS]Each squad comprises two marquee players, nine elite players and one academy player, with the teams assembled through a five-round draft following the allocation of the marquee players. C..

For Leeon Nyang, Embu was once the place where his rugby career came to a heartbreaking end.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsA year later, it became the place where he began writing a remarkable new chapter.On Sunday, 24 August 2025, Nyang was playing for Kenya Harlequin in a fifth-place playoff against Kabras at the Embu 7s. It was a cold afternoon, with hundreds of fans watching from the stands, when disaster struck just three minutes into the match.Details of Christie 7s’ new trophy unveiled to mark 60th anniversary [PHOTOS]Nyang picked up the ball before being met by a crunching tackle that sent him crashing violently to the turf.The mood inside the stadium immediately changed.First aiders rushed onto the pitch as Nyang lay injured, with minutes seemingly turning into hours before he was eventually stretchered off. Among those watching was his mother, who had travelled to support him.##NAJAVA_MECA_9946125##Unknown to everyone at the time, that would be the final match of..

The final leg of the 2026 National Sevens Circuit, Christie 7s, is entering a new era, with the tournament’s 60th edition having a new symbol to mark the occasion.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsHosts Kenya Harlequin have unveiled a striking new trophy for the 2026 Christie 7s, with the sculpture drawing inspiration from one of nature’s most precise hunters: the kingfisher.Battle for overall circuit title goes down to the wire as Christie 7s pools are announcedThe trophy is crafted in bronze and finished with a rich green patina. It features a kingfisher captured in a diving motion, its long beak pointed towards a rugby ball at the base.The sculpture is mounted on a wooden plinth bearing the Christie 7s insignia, bringing together rugby, art and nature in one piece.##NAJAVA_MECA_9946125##Speaking during the tournament’s launch on Tuesday, 8 September at the RFUEA Grounds, the team’s Director of Rugby (DOR) Joel Ng’ang’a noted that the trophy was deliberately designed to rep..

The battle for the 2026 National 7s Circuit title is set to go down to the wire after the pools for the historic 60th edition of the Christie Sevens were confirmed ahead of the grand finale this weekend.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Christie 7s will be held from Saturday, 12 to Sunday, 13 September at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, bringing the curtain down on a fiercely contested National 7s Circuit season.Pool A National 7s Circuit’s role in propelling high-school stars to East African titleCircuit leaders KCB Rugby headline Pool A alongside hosts Kenya Harlequin, MMUST Rugby and invited side Club Afrique, a new Pan-African invitational team featuring players from Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe.KCB will enter the final leg with the overall title firmly in their sights, with Kabras Sugar sitting six points behind the circuit leaders. The Bankers will be looking to close the gap and mount a final push for the crown.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945926##Kenya Harlequin, mean..

Kiambaa Ladies are proving that the gap between school and senior women’s rugby can be bridged. Their innovative player-development pathway is helping a group of schoolgirls gain valuable experience on the National 7s Circuit before going on to conquer East Africa.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe Kiambaa Ladies club has created a pathway that allows talented youngsters from Kinale School to compete against established senior teams while continuing their education.Rather than waiting until the players finish school to introduce them to senior rugby, coach Allan Bush has chosen to expose them to the demands of the National 7s Circuit early in their development.The bold approach has already produced significant results.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936487##Kiambaa Ladies announced themselves on the circuit at the opening Prinsloo 7s, where they stunned a star-studded Kenya Harlequin Queens 21-17 to reach the Main Cup final.They eventually finished runners-up after losing 19-0 to Mwamba La..

Kabras RFC head coach Ntabeni Dukisa has pointed to officiating and missed defensive opportunities as key factors behind the Sugarmen’s narrow defeat to KCB Rugby in the Embu 7s final.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsKabras fell 12-10 to the Bankers in a closely contested final at Embu Stadium on Sunday, missing out on their maiden Embu 7s title despite an impressive run to the final.The Sugarmen had enjoyed a dominant campaign, opening with a 28-0 victory over Nakuru RFC before seeing off Strathmore Leos 19-5.Club representation breakdown of 14 Kenyan stars at inaugural Ultimate 7sThey completed the pool stage with another convincing 21-7 win over Nondies RFC before progressing to the knockout stages.Kabras defeated Mwamba RFC 22-12 in the quarterfinals before producing a commanding 22-5 victory over Menengai Oilers in the semifinals to set up a final against KCB.However, the Bankers held their nerve to edge the Sugarmen by two points and claim their first Embu 7s title.##N..