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Heartbreak for Lionesses as they miss out on World Cup qualifiers

Kenya Lionesses Sinaida Aura (Left) tackled by Colombia’s Daniela Alzate during their rescheduled Rugby World Cup repechage qualifier match at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya on August 25, 2021. Stafford Ondego, Standard]

National 15s rugby women’s team, Kenya Lionesses narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2022 Rugby World Cup qualifiers after losing by a point in a 16-15 defeat to Colombia yesterday at Nyayo Stadium.

Kenya needed a win of any sort in the Repechage Qualifier match to qualify for the next stage where they would compete with sides from Europe, Asia and Oceania (Samoa) for the last ticket to Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

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