Kenya’s Men’s Sevens team, Shujaa, secured their return to the HSBC Rugby Sevens Series in style, defeating Germany 33-15 in the promotion-relegation quarter-final at Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
Welcome back Kenya, we have missed you 🤝#HSBCSVNS | #HSBCSVNSMAD pic.twitter.com/LUBesThaCh
— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) June 2, 2024
Germany drew first blood, but Shujaa captain Vincent Onyala responded quickly with a try, converted by co-captain Tony Omondi (7-5 Kenya).
A yellow card to Christian Ojwangi gave Germany a chance, and they capitalized with a try to take a narrow lead (10-7 Germany).
Ojwangi redeemed himself upon returning, scoring Kenya’s second try (12-10 Kenya).
Second Half Domination
John Okoth, a standout all weekend, extended Kenya’s lead with another try, converted by Omondi (19-10 Kenya).
Shujaa controlled the remainder of the match, securing their series return with a dominant performance.
The try 😲, the celebration 🔥
Kenya-corner is bouncing as George Ooro Angeyo runs in a crucial score 🇰🇪#HSBCSVNS | #HSBCSVNSMAD pic.twitter.com/220R4YODC3
— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) June 2, 2024
Earlier Results
Kenya defeated Chile 36-7 in their final pool game on Saturday. However, they fell short to Spain (10-5) but secured a crucial victory over Samoa (19-12) in their opening fixtures.
We took it one game at a time, and now we’re back at @SVNSSeries! Huge effort from the boys. Big thanks to our fans, stakeholders, coaches, and everyone behind the scenes. This is sweet. This is for you! This is for Kenya! 🇰🇪 #SVNSSeries #Shujaa pic.twitter.com/QjQ34QztIc
— Tony Omondi (@BrandTonyOmondi) June 2, 2024
