Safari 7s: Shujaa, Samurai cruise to semifinals

Kenya 7s national team; Shujaa picked up from where they left off on Saturday to see off-spirited Red Wailers 34-7 in their final pool match played at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi on Sunday morning.

The side, captained by Vincent Onyala, was coming off a 36-0 win over SA All-Stars; they saw off Tropic 7s 33-5 and defeated Uganda Cranes 17-5 to end the day on a high.

Their win against the Red Wailers saw them top pool A and secure their place in the semifinals as the pool winners, amassing 12 points and an impressive point differential of 101.

Captain Vincent Onyala, Tony Omondi, Brian Mutugi, and Festus Shiasi made light work out of the Red Wailers, who only managed a converted try.

Uganda joined Kenya in the semifinals, which secured second place in the pool with 10 points after defeating Tropic 7s. The Red Wailers advanced to the fifth-place playoff semis with eight points, while the Tropic 7s earned six points, and the SA All-Stars finished with just four points.

In Pool B, favorites KCB Rugby and Kenya Morans failed to book a slot in the semifinals. The Kenya Morans were eliminated after a narrow 15-14 loss to Germany. Despite Chrissant Ojwang's efforts to put his team ahead, Germany pulled ahead for a 15-7 lead at halftime.

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The Morans then fought back with a try from Benson Salem in the second half, but they did not capitalize on a late penalty, and Germany held on for the win.

Samurai emerged as the Pool B winners with 10 points and a superior point differential of 33. Germany secured the second spot with 10 points and a point differential of 26. Morans finished third in the pool with eight points, while KCB settled for fourth, also with eight points.

Safari 7 Pools 

Pool A: Shujaa, Red Wailers, Uganda, SA All Stars, Tropic 7s 

Pool B: Germany, Morans, Samurai, KCB, Western Province Select 

Women: Lionesses, Uganda, TUKS 7s, Cubs, Tropic 7s

Kenya squads to Safari 7s

Shujaa: Vincent Onyala (co-captain), Kevin Wekesa, John Okoth, Herman Humwa, William Mwanji, Samuel Asati, Anthony Omondi (co-captain), Nygel Amaitsa, Patrick Odongo, Festus Shiasi, Brian Tanga, and Brian Mutugi

Morans: Elvis Olukusi (co-captain), Barnabas Owuor, Gabriel Ayimba, Richard Omedo, Stephen Sikuta, Ronnie Omondi, Ben Salem, Chrisant Ojwang’(co-captain), Lamec Ambesta, Austine Sikutwa, Cornelius Mokoro, and Floyd Wabwire

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