Kenya national rugby sevens team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Kenya women's national rugby sevens team.

Kenya
UnionKenya Rugby Union
Emblem(s)The African lion
Coach(es)Kevin Wambu
Captain(s)Vincent Onyala
Most capsCollins Injera (79)
Top scorerCollins Injera (1,443)[1]
Most triesCollins Injera (279)[2]
Team kit
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World Cup Sevens
Appearances6 (First in 2001)
Best result3rd place (2009)
Official website
www.kru.co.ke

The Kenya national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. Kenya recorded its first tournament win in the World Rugby Sevens Series after beating Fiji at the 2016 Singapore Sevens.[3] Kenya has also been successful in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, reaching the semifinals in 2009 and again in 2013.[citation needed]

The Kenya Sevens team is sometimes referred to by the Kenyan and international press as Shujaa,[4] a Swahili word meaning courage, confidence, bravery, or heroism. The Kenya national rugby sevens team is one of the more successful sporting teams representing Kenya. They have won the men's Team of the Year category six times at the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year Awards: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009,[5][6] 2013, and 2016.

Kenya won the first round of the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[7][8] They were runners-up in the overall series and qualified for the SVNS promotion and relegation play-off competition at the 2024 Spain Sevens.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Points: Kenya". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Try Stats: Kenya". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Kenya Sevens make history". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Shujaa finish bottom in Dubai 7s", Daily Nation, 1 December 2018.
  5. ^ "SOYA Awards – 2007 winners!". Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  6. ^ KBC, 24 January 2009: Jelimo and Wanjiru crowned best sports personalities[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  8. ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ^ "China women and Uruguay men win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024". www.world.rugby. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.