Kenya women's national rugby sevens team
| Union | Kenya Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Lionesses | |
| Ground(s) | RFUEA Ground | |
| Coach(es) | Kevin Wambua | |
| Captain(s) | Philadelphia Olando | |
| ||
Kenya women's national rugby union sevens team is Kenya's representative in Rugby sevens. They play in several tournaments including the African Women's Sevens Championship, Dubai Invitational Sevens and the Hong Kong Women's Sevens.
Kenya's captain Aberdeen Shikoyi died on 29 May 2012 after an injury she sustained in a match against Uganda.
Kenya qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens.[1][2][3]
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Kenya
Summer Olympics
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016
|
Placement round | 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2018
|
Placement round | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
Rugby Africa Women's Sevens
| Rugby Africa Women's Sevens record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2008
|
Semi Final | 
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2012
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Final | 
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2013
|
Semi Final | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2014
|
Final |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2015
|
Final |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2016
|
Final |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017
|
Final |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2018
|
Final | 
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 Titles | 8/8 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 0 | |||
2017 Rugby Africa Women's Sevens
Pool Stage
- Kenya 27-5 Madagascar
- Kenya 38-0 Senegal
- Kenya 47-0 Zimbabwe
Quarter Finals
- Kenya 47-0 Morocco
Semi Finals
- Kenya 26-7 Tunisia
Final
- Kenya 12-17 South Africa
Team
Current squad
| Squad to the 2018 Commonwealth Games[4] |
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Previous squads
Template:2016 Summer Olympics Kenya women's rugby sevens team roster
References
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Kenya women secure Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens place". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Kenya's Lionesses roar into Rio 2016 rugby tournament after South Africa decline slot". Rio 2016. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Njuguna, William (17 December 2015). "Kenya: Women's Rugby Team Qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Kenya Squad". Retrieved April 29, 2018.