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Menengai Oilers crowned despite falling to Kabras Sugar

They finished the season with 113 points for their first-ever national sevens title.

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by BY EMMANUEL SABUNI

News17 July 2022 - 19:09
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In Summary


•Despite the defeat, Menengai Oilers were crowned overall Sevens Series champions after beating KCB 17-12 in the semis.

•KCB finished second overall with 107 points after finishing third overall in Kakamega with a 21-14 win over Strathmore Leos.

 

KCB's Johnstone Olindi in action against Menengai Oilers during a past event

Kabras Sugar defeated Menengai Oilers 19-7  to win the Kakamega Sevens at the Bull Ring in Kakamega.

Despite the defeat, Menengai Oilers were crowned overall Sevens Series champions after beating KCB 17-12 in the semis.

They finished the season with 113 points for their first-ever national sevens title.

KCB finished second overall with 107 points after finishing third overall in Kakamega with a 21-14 win over Strathmore Leos.

In the final, Kenya Simbas’ Jone Kubu made the first try between the posts for the champions with Barry Robinson adding the extras for 7-0 lead.

Patrick Lumumba doubled the tries where Kubu’s conversion was fired wide for a 12-0 lead into the break. On resumption, Geoffrey Ominde converted Bildad Ogeta’s try for a 12-07 lead for Kabras.

Kabras took advantage of their numerical score when John Okoth was sent in the sin bin as Brian Tanga touched down for the third try that Kubu successfully converted for a 19-07 final score. The series was historical as no team managed to win the title twice.

KCB won the opening round at the Kabeberi in Nairobi, followed by Strathmore Leos, who won the Christie Sevens.

Mwamba won Driftwood in Mombasa and Homeboyz settled for Dala Sevens in Kisumu. Oilers bagged the Prinsloo Sevens.

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