Kenya women's national rugby sevens team

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.

For the men's team, see Kenya national rugby sevens team.
Kenya
UnionKenya Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Lionesses
Ground(s)RFUEA Ground
Coach(es)Dennis Mwanja
Captain(s)Grace Okulu
Team kit

History

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

Summer Olympics
Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2016 Placement round11th5140
2020 9th Place Match10th5140
Total0 Titles2/210280

Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2018 Placement round6th5320
2022 Did not qualify
Total0 Titles1/25320

Rugby Africa Women's Sevens
Rugby Africa Women's Sevens record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2008 Semi Final 5320
2012 Final 5410
2013 Semi Final 4 4130
2014 Final 5320
2015 Final 6510
2016 Final 5410
2017 Final 6510
2018 Final 5500
2019 Final 6510
2022 Plate Final 5 5320
2023 Final 5410
Total1 Titles11/115742150

Team

Current squad

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

References
  1. worldrugby.org. "Kenya women secure Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens place". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  2. "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.
  3. Njuguna, William (17 December 2015). "Kenya: Women's Rugby Team Qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. "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.
  5. "Kenya women qualify for Tokyo 2020 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". World Rugby. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  6. "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  7. Constable, Grant (2024-01-14). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  8. "China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  9. "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads" (PDF). resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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