TOP FRY’S DEBACLE: Why defending champions failed to retain Sevens series title

Nakuru Top Fry's Geoffrey Omondin and KCB's Phillip Wamae, left, during the annual George Mwangi Kabeberi Memorial 2015 at RFU Grounds on Saturday, Sept 5, 2015. PHOTO/ JONAH ONYANGO.

The exit of key players and lack of match fitness contributed to the dismal performance of former champions Top Fry Nakuru RFC in the National Sevens Circuit championships that came to an end at the Rugby Football Union of East African (RFUEA) grounds in Nairobi over the weekend.

The team finished in an unfamiliar seventh position with 42 points as Menengai Cream Homeboyz shocked the flock to bag their maiden National Sevens Circuit title with an unassailable 129 points.