The Kenya national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. They are currently one of the 12 "core teams" of the IRB Sevens, with a guaranteed place in all eight events each season.
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History
The Kenyan sevens team takes part in international Rugby sevens competitions and has been more successful than their XV counterpart. Their first major splash in sevens competition was beating rugby giant Australia in the London Sevens 2006, going on to reach the Final of the Plate competition. In the 2007 Wellington Sevens in New Zealand, Kenya went on to draw 2nd in their pot, beating such rugby giants as Argentina and Tonga, before being narrowly defeated in the quarter-finals by eventual runners-up Fiji.
Kenya's breakthrough season in sevens proved to be 2008–09. They reached the semifinals at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, eventually going down to Argentina. In that year's IRB Sevens World Series, Kenya reached a main Cup final for the first time at the 2009 Adelaide Sevens, but lost to South Africa in the Final;[1] they advanced to the Cup semifinals at two other events.
Honours
- Runners up in the Plate Competition at the London Sevens Tournament in 2006. They lost 42-7 in the Final to
South Africa, but beat 
Australia 26-7 on their way to the Final. - Winners of the Plate competition at the 2007 South Africa Sevens, defeating fellow surprise package, the
United States, 15-14 in the final. - It won the Team of the Year category for men at the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards four times: in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009 [2][3].
Players
Current squad
A 12-man squad for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens:
2. Allan Onyango
3. Victor Oduor
4. Benedict Nyambu
5. Wilson Opondo
6. Lavin Asego
7. Biko Adema
8. Innocent Simiyu
10. Sidney Ashioya
11. Gibson Weru Kahuthia
12. Horace Otieno
Notable former players
- Lucas Onyango
- Oscar Osir
Sponsors
References
- ^ IRB, April 5, 2009: South Africa retain Adelaide Sevens
- ^ SOYA Awards - 2007 winners
- ^ KBC, January 24, 2009: Jelimo and Wanjiru crowned best sports personalities</ref
- ^ [http://www.kenya-airways.com
See also
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