Mwamba crush Impala as Nakuru RFC are crowned overall series champions

Mwamba RFC are the new Kabeberi Sevens champions after beating Impala RFC 26-22 at the RFUEA grounds on Sunday evening.

Speaking after the victory Mwamba coach John Mbai claimed they deserved the victory even though Impala made them work hard for it.

"I must say I got some serious ulcers from that game, but all credit to the boys for keeping the focus and bringing the title home," he said.

"It was an important win for us, unfortunately it was not enough for us to win the overall circuit. I must say Nakuru were more consistent and they are worthy champions," he added. 

According to Mbai, they missed out on the title because of a relatively poor performance in the opening legs of the circuit.

"Nakuru were definitely more consistent than us and we did not make easy for ourselves by our poor performance in tournaments such as the Dala Sevens" he revealed.

"Overall, we are elated by our victory today, we really kept it quite simple and did not bother too much with the fancy stuff. In fact, had we done the basics well during the whole circuit, it would have been a different story today," he added.

Mbai has now called on the national team selectors to keep an open mind as they prepare for the World Rugby Sevens series.

"The circuit has shown we are not short of talent, now what is left, is what do we do with that talent," he concluded.

Mbai's sentiments were echoed by his Nakuru counterpart Gibson Weru. Nakuru were crowned overall champions but Weru still felt bitter that they only came out fourth in the Kabeberi Sevens.

"When we won the quarterfinal match and were crowned champions, I think that affected my boys," he explained. "We totally lost our focus and we were rightfully eliminated in the semis," he said.

"However, we are still proud of our achievement, which was a result of 16 weeks of utter hard work and dedication. We had some outstanding players such as David Kivuti and we are glad that they got exposed proved their talent."

Weru claims he expects a number of new call ups to the national team, but that can only be achieved if the selectors keep an open mind and do not concentrate on past players only.

As the circuit concludes, teams are now looking to the Fifteens season, which promises to be bigger given a new format that will see over 20 weeks of rugby across the country.

Mwamba RFC are the new Kabeberi Sevens champions after beating Impala RFC 26-22 at the RFUEA grounds on Sunday evening.

Speaking after the victory Mwamba coach John Mbai claimed they deserved the victory even though Impala made them work hard for it.

"I must say I got some serious ulcers from that game, but all credit to the boys for keeping the focus and bringing the title home," he said.

"It was an important win for us, unfortunately it was not enough for us to win the overall circuit. I must say Nakuru were more consistent and they are worthy champions," he added. 

According to Mbai, they missed out on the title because of a relatively poor performance in the opening legs of the circuit.

"Nakuru were definitely more consistent than us and we did not make easy for ourselves by our poor performance in tournaments such as the Dala Sevens" he revealed.

"Overall, we are elated by our victory today, we really kept it quite simple and did not bother too much with the fancy stuff. In fact, had we done the basics well during the whole circuit, it would have been a different story today," he added.

Mbai has now called on the national team selectors to keep an open mind as they prepare for the World Rugby Sevens series.

"The circuit has shown we are not short of talent, now what is left, is what do we do with that talent," he concluded.

Mbai's sentiments were echoed by his Nakuru counterpart Gibson Weru. Nakuru were crowned overall champions but Weru still felt bitter that they only came out fourth in the Kabeberi Sevens.

"When we won the quarterfinal match and were crowned champions, I think that affected my boys," he explained. "We totally lost our focus and we were rightfully eliminated in the semis," he said.

"However, we are still proud of our achievement, which was a result of 16 weeks of utter hard work and dedication. We had some outstanding players such as David Kivuti and we are glad that they got exposed proved their talent."

Weru claims he expects a number of new call ups to the national team, but that can only be achieved if the selectors keep an open mind and do not concentrate on past players only.

As the circuit concludes, teams are now looking to the Fifteens season, which promises to be bigger given a new format that will see over 20 weeks of rugby across the country.