Driftwood 7s: KCB, Quins set up for repeat final

Rugby fans are eagerly anticipating the Driftwood 7s final pitting log leaders Kenya Harlequin and KCB Rugby.

The teams proceeded to the final stages after winning their respective semifinal matches played at the Mombasa Sports Club on Sunday, 8 September.

The Quins edged a resilient Blak Blad side 7-0, while KCB saw off Kabras RFC 10-0.

The two teams last faced off during the final of the Kakamega Ingo 7s where Lucky Dewald’s sudden death try allowed Quins to claim the title. The match ended 17-12.

Quins vs Blak Blad

Quins kept their bid for the National 7s Circuit and Driftwood 7s titles alive with a hard-fought 7-0 victory over a resilient Blak Blad.

The league leaders found it difficult to break down Blak Blad's defense in a scoreless first half.

The second half remained equally tight until a late moment of brilliance when Kenyan international Herman Humwa delivered a long pass to Amon Wamalwa.

A missed interception by Blak Blad allowed Wamalwa to sprint clear for the decisive try, which was converted for a 7-0 lead.

With this win, Harlequin secured a spot in the final against KCB Rugby, setting up a rematch of the Kakamega Ingo 7s final.

Kabras RFC vs KCB Rugby

Driftwood 7s defending champions Kabras RFC were eliminated in the semifinals after a 17-0 defeat to KCB Rugby, who kept their hopes of defending the National 7s Circuit title alive.

KCB opened the scoring when Kabras attempted to clear the pressure with a kick, only for Austin Sikutwa to exploit the counterattack and set up Jacob Ojee for a try in the corner, giving them a 5-0 lead.

Driftwood 7s: Blad cruise to maiden semifinals as Quins, Kabras, KCB sail through

Despite dominating possession in Kabras’ 22, KCB struggled with handling errors, and the first half ended with just that single try.

In the second half, Samuel Asati added to KCB's lead with a try in the left corner, making it 10-0.

Kabras continued to falter in attack, and Brian Wahinya secured the win for KCB with a corner flag try, sending them to the final.

Semis

13th place

TUM Marines 5-0 Catholic Monks

Mombasa RFC 0-7 Nakuru RFC

Challenge Trophy

MMUST 12-19 Mwamba RFC

Menengai Oilers 26-0 Stallions

5th place semis

Nondies 17-22 Strathmore Leos

Daystar Falcons 28-12 Zetech Oaks

Cup semis

KCB Rugby 10-00 Kabras

Blak Blad 0-7 Kenya Harlequin.