KCB team retain Safaricom Driftwood rugby Sevens Cup

By ERNEST NDUNDA

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Lions successfully retained the Safaricom Mombasa Driftwood Sevens lon Sunday evening at the Mombasa Sports Club.

This was the third tournament in Kenya Rugby Union national sevens circuit.

KCB were no doubt superior to their opponents Kenya Harlequin  before handing them a 12-5 beating to retain the Main Cup silverware for the second year running in a tensed final match.

Dawin Mukhisa was the Maker of the first try after he sprinted with the ball from centre pitch to ensure his side held on to a 5-0 lead on the stroke of half time. However, Edwin Salama made no mistake with the conversion to take the tally to 7-0.

KCB put the issues beyond doubt after Benjamin Ogema easily touched down in the opening minutes of the second half but Fabian Olado missed the conversion as the score stood at 12-0.

Quins bounced back with a try through Eden Agero in the fourth minutes into the second half  but Felix Khayange missed the conversion.

repeat final

The two teams met in last year’s Driftwood final at the same venue where KCB Lions won 17-10 in a tough final. Mombasa Senator Hassan Sarai Omar was the chief guest.

In the Main Cup semi-final, Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) edged out Kabras Sugar 14-7 after scoring two tries and successfully converted them while Kabras had one try, which they also converted.

In the other semi-final, Kenya Harlequin made it to the final after trouncing Mwamba 12-0.

In the third play-off, Mwamba settled for the bronze after finishing third courtesy of 12-5 win over Kabras.

In Plate final, Strathmore were crowned champions after beating Homeboyz 14-0 . In semi-finals, Homeboyz hit Impala 26-10 while Strathmore powered their way through to the final after stopping Nakuru 26-0.

Battle for shield

In Shield final, Mean Machine emerged victorious after handing Nondies a 15-5 drubbing. In semi-finals, Nondies clobbered Stormers 35-0 while Mean Machines needed extra energy to edge out Mombasa Sports Club 14-10.

In bowl, Western Bulls were in a class of their own as they whitewashed Kisumu 22-0 in the final. En route to the final, Bulls defeated Kenyatta University side Blak Blad 12-5 as Kisumu stopped Daystar University 12-7.

In Division Two final, Catholic met Technical University of Kenya (TUK). Catholic easily won the final 12-7. In semis, TUK stopped Masaku 31-7 while Catholic edged out KCA 10-5.

In an exhibition match for Under-12s, Tudor defeated Likoni 20-0 in an entertaining clash, which proved Kenya has bright future in the sport.

Awanad Enterprises and Castle beer were the co-sponsors riding on the windfall from Safaricom as the title sponsors. The tournament now shifts to Nairobi with Princeloo and Christines legs.