Kenya women's national rugby sevens team
| Union | Kenya Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Lionesses | |
| Ground(s) | RFUEA Ground | |
| Coach(es) | Kevin Wambua | |
| Captain(s) | Catherine Awino Abilla | |
| ||
Kenya women's national rugby union sevens team is Kenya's representative in Rugby sevens. They play in several tournaments including the African Women's Sevens Championship, Dubai Invitational Sevens and the Hong Kong Women's Sevens.
Kenya's captain Aberdeen Shikoyi died on 29 May 2012 after an injury she sustained in a match against Uganda.
Kenya qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the 2015 Rugby Africa Women's Sevens Championships.[1][2][3]
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Kenya
Summer Olympics
| Olympics Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016 |
Placement round | 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
Rugby Africa Women's Sevens
| 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 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 6/6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | |||
2016 Rugby Africa Women's Sevens
Pool Stage
- Kenya 19-12 Tunisia
- Kenya 40-0 Madagascar
- Kenya 36-5 Uganda
Semi Finals
- Kenya 31-5 Zimbabwe
Final
- Kenya 17-22 South Africa
Team
Current squad
The following is the Kenya roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Head coach: Michael Mulima
Previous squads
| Squad to 2015 Rugby Africa Women's Sevens[5] |
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References
- ↑ 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. 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 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Kenya Squad". Retrieved March 24, 2016.
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