Oyoo bags brace as Kenya edge Uganda at Rugby Africa 7s
Rugby
By
Washington Onyango
| May 09, 2021
Nelson Oyoo scored a brace to inspire Kenya Sevens to a 24-7 comeback win over rivals Uganda in the ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/rugby/2001412337/shujaa-thrash-stellenbosch-academy-at-rugby-africa-7s">Rugby Africa Solidarity Sevens< match played at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Sunday afternoon.
="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/rugby/2001412337/shujaa-thrash-stellenbosch-academy-at-rugby-africa-7s">Kenya Kenya responded before the break with Oyoo touching down the right corner post after a beautiful offload from Billy Odhiambo but Uganda took a 7-5 after Tony Omondi missed the extras.
In the closing half, Kenya started imposing their dominance after Oyoo sold a pair of wheels through the middle of the Ugandan defense to score at the center as Kenya took a narrow 12-7 lead after Omondi’s conversion. vivo ushers in a new era of portrait photography with the slim and premium-designed V30 Kuppet, TSC agree on promotion of 30,000 teachers vivo V30 5G launching in Kenya: Step into the future with style Inside Ruto's Sh16 trillion last-ditch plan to save Vision 2030 We have hit some good Vision 2030 milestones but missed key targets Nissan X-Trail T30 an overhyped venerable SUV? MPs accuse anti-graft body, DPP of collusion in Kemsa scandal probe Court suspends ex-KPC boss's Sh30 million graft case It's a race against time for Vision 2030 economic blueprint Youngster Cherotich has kept faith after an accident almost ended her athletics career Alvin Otieno stretched the scores to 17-7 with another corner post try from the left wing before Daniel Taabu dummied his way to the try line to seal a comfortable 24-7 win over Uganda.
Earlier on, Kenya thrashed Stellenbosch Academy of Sport 26-0 in a one-sided match. Jeffrey Oluoch, Alvin Otieno, Derrick Keyoga and Vincent Onyala’s tries were enough to hand Kenya their third win at the tourney used as part of the Tokyo Olympics Preparations.
Rugby Africa Day Two Results
Uganda 22-12 Zimbabwe
Kenya 26-0 SAS Academy Kenya 24-7 Uganda
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