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Shujaa beat Morans 24-5 to win a fifth straight Safari Sevens at Nyayo. Lionesses keep the women’s title after beating Uganda 22-5.
Kenya's national sevens team, Shujaa, beat the Kenya Morans 24-5 in an all-Kenyan final at Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday 11 October to win the Safari Sevens for the fifth year in a row.
The Kenya Lionesses made it a double for the hosts. They beat Uganda's Lady Cranes 22-5 in the deciding match of the women's competition and finished with five wins out of five.
How the final went
Neither side scored in the first half. Shujaa then scored four times after the break.
Rayvon Ambale scored first and kicked the conversion: 7-0.
Victor Mola went over after a run down the right, and Ambale converted again: 14-0.
Festus Shiasi finished in the left corner from a quick pass by Nigel Amaitsa: 19-0.
John Okoth added the fourth: 24-0.
Morans co-captain Dennis Ndayala scored a late try for the losing side: 24-5.
Shujaa have now gone 29 matches without losing at the tournament, according to rugby website Scrummage. The Morans, Kenya's second-string side, had not been in a Safari Sevens final since they won the title in 2019.
The road to the final
Shujaa, pool stage: drew 21-21 with SportPesa Fast Forwards on Friday, then beat Scotland 22-0 and Uganda 21-5 on Saturday.
Morans, pool stage: beat GEL Squad 38-17 and Wonder 7s 40-12, and drew 12-12 with Zimbabwe.
Quarter-finals: Shujaa 54-5 Wonder 7s; Morans 38-15 SportPesa Fast Forwards.
Semi-finals: Shujaa 36-0 French Renegades; Morans 31-10 Shogun.
Other placings
Third place: French Renegades 17-15 Shogun.
Fifth place: Zimbabwe 19-17 SportPesa Fast Forwards.
Ninth place: South California Nomads 17-15 GEL Squad.
Why it matters
Two Kenyan sides in the final shows how many players are now pushing for a place in the national team.
Shujaa were held to a draw on the opening day and still finished the weekend with 114 points scored and 10 conceded in the three knockout matches.
The Lionesses won every match they played, in front of a home crowd, to keep their title.
Sources: Citizen Digital (final and women's result); Scrummage (knockout results and placings); Ghetto Radio (pool results).
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Kenya’s national sevens team, Shujaa, beat the Kenya Morans 24-5 in an all-Kenyan final at Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday 11 October to win the Safari Sevens for the fifth year in a row.
The Kenya Lionesses made it a double for the hosts. They beat Uganda’s Lady Cranes 22-5 in the deciding match of the women’s competition and finished with five wins out of five.
How the final went
Neither side scored in the first half. Shujaa then scored four times after the break.
Rayvon Ambale scored first and kicked the conversion: 7-0.
Victor Mola went over after a run down the right, and Ambale converted again: 14-0.
Festus Shiasi finished in the left corner from a quick pass by Nigel Amaitsa: 19-0.
John Okoth added the fourth: 24-0.
Morans co-captain Dennis Ndayala scored a late try for the losing side: 24-5.
Shujaa have now gone 29 matches without losing at the tournament, according to rugby website Scrummage. The Morans, Kenya’s second-string side, had not been in a Safari Sevens final since they won the title in 2019.
The road to the final
Shujaa, pool stage: drew 21-21 with SportPesa Fast Forwards on Friday, then beat Scotland 22-0 and Uganda 21-5 on Saturday.
Morans, pool stage: beat GEL Squad 38-17 and Wonder 7s 40-12, and drew 12-12 with Zimbabwe.
Quarter-finals: Shujaa 54-5 Wonder 7s; Morans 38-15 SportPesa Fast Forwards.
Semi-finals: Shujaa 36-0 French Renegades; Morans 31-10 Shogun.
Other placings
Third place: French Renegades 17-15 Shogun.
Fifth place: Zimbabwe 19-17 SportPesa Fast Forwards.
Ninth place: South California Nomads 17-15 GEL Squad.
Why it matters
Two Kenyan sides in the final shows how many players are now pushing for a place in the national team.
Shujaa were held to a draw on the opening day and still finished the weekend with 114 points scored and 10 conceded in the three knockout matches.
The Lionesses won every match they played, in front of a home crowd, to keep their title.
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