Kenya women's national rugby sevens team
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.
| Union | Kenya Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Lionesses | |
| Ground(s) | RFUEA Ground | |
| Coach(es) | Dennis Mwanja | |
| Captain(s) | Grace Okulu | |
| ||
History
editIn 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
editSummer Olympics
edit| Olympic Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2016
|
Placement round | 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 2020
|
9th Place Match | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games
edit| Commonwealth Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2018
|
Placement round | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 2022
|
Did not qualify | |||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Rugby Africa Women's Sevens
edit| Rugby Africa Women's Sevens record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2008
|
Semi Final | 
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 2012
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Final | 
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 2013
|
Semi Final | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 2014
|
Final |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 2015
|
Final |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 2016
|
Final |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017
|
Final |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 2018
|
Final | 
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019
|
Final |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022
|
Plate Final | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023
|
Final |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 2024
|
Final |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 Titles | 12/12 | 63 | 47 | 16 | 0 |
Team
editCurrent squad
editKenya'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
editReferences
edit- ^ worldrugby.org. "Kenya women secure Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens place". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Njuguna, William (17 December 2015). "Kenya: Women's Rugby Team Qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kenya women qualify for Tokyo 2020 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". World Rugby. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Constable, Grant (2024-01-14). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads" (PDF). resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-01-17.