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Kenya women's national rugby sevens team

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Kenya
UnionKenya Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Lionesses
Ground(s)RFUEA Ground
Coach(es)Dennis Mwanja
Captain(s)Grace Okulu
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.

History

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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

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Summer Olympics

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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

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Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Australia 2018 Placement round 6th 5 3 2 0
England 2022 Did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 1/2 5 3 2 0

Rugby Africa Women's Sevens

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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
Tunisia 2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Tunisia 2022 Plate Final 5 5 3 2 0
Tunisia 2023 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1 0
Total 1 Titles 11/11 57 42 15 0

Team

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Current squad

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

No. Players
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

Previous squads

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  5. ^ "Kenya women qualify for Tokyo 2020 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". World Rugby. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  6. ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  7. ^ Constable, Grant (2024-01-14). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  8. ^ "China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  9. ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads" (PDF). resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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