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Kenya national rugby sevens team
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The Kenya national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. Kenya recorded its first tournament win in the World Rugby Sevens Series after beating Fiji at the 2016 Singapore Sevens.[3] Kenya has also been successful in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, reaching the semifinals in 2009 and again in 2013.[citation needed]

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The Kenya Sevens team is sometimes referred to by the Kenyan and international press as Shujaa,[4] a Swahili word meaning courage, confidence, bravery, or heroism. The Kenya national rugby sevens team is one of the more successful sporting teams representing Kenya. They have won the men's Team of the Year category six times at the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year Awards: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009,[5][6] 2013, and 2016.

Kenya won the first round of the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[7][8] They were runners-up in the overall series and qualified for the SVNS promotion and relegation play-off competition at the 2024 Spain Sevens.[9][10]

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Honors

World Rugby Sevens Series

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A line-out during the 2008 Edinburgh Sevens

Kenya has competed in the World Series every year since the competition's inception in 1999–2000. Kenya's best season came in 2012–13 when they finished fifth in the Series. Collins Injera and Humphrey Kayange were both nominated for World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year in 2009, but lost to England's Ollie Phillips.

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Tournament history

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Summer Olympic Games

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Rugby World Cup Sevens

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Commonwealth Games

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Kenya playing the Cook Islands at 2014 Commonwealth Games
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Africa Men's Sevens

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Safari Sevens

Kenya has won the Safari Sevens ten times:

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Players

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Current squad

The following team was announced as the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens sevens team.[11][12]

Head coach: Damian McGrath

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KAISO U18 Team

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KAISO U16 Team

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Former squads

Kenya team to the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Head coach: Benjamin Ayimba

  1. Humphrey Kayange
  2. Allan Onyango
  3. Victor Oduor
  4. Ben Nyambu
  5. Wilson Opondo
  6. Lavin Asego
  7. Biko Adema
  8. Innocent Simiyu
  9. Collins Injera
  10. Sidney Ashioya
  11. Gibson Weru
  12. Horace Otieno
Kenya team to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Coach: England Mike Friday

  1. Horace Otieno
  2. Oscar Ouma Achieng
  3. Patrice Agunda
  4. Felix Ayange
  5. Eden Agero
  6. Humphrey Kayange
  7. Biko Adema
  8. Andrew Amonde (c)
  9. Michael Wanjala
  10. Lavin Asego
  11. Collins Injera
  12. Willy Ambaka
Kenya squad for the 2017–18 World Sevens Series

Coach: Innocent Simiyu

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Kenya team to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Head coach: Innocent Simiyu

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Player records

The following refers to statistics generated in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active. Collins Injera was briefly ranked the #1 player in the world in tries scored, until his try-scoring record was surpassed by England's Dan Norton.

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Award winners

The following Kenya Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:[17]

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References

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