Kenya women's national rugby sevens team
| Union | Kenya Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Lionesses | |
| Ground(s) | RFUEA Ground | |
| Coach(es) | Dennis Mwanja | |
| Captain(s) | Grace Okulu | |
| ||
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
[edit]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
[edit]Summer 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 | 
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 2012
|
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
[edit]Current squad
[edit]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
[edit]References
[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.