Month: September 2014
7 Things We Learned From The 2014 Safari 7s
The 18th edition of Africa’s premier rugby sevens tournament went down at the weekend, in the home of heroes, the Safaricom Stadium. It was billed as the biggest Safari sevens yet, but fell just short of the mark on my book. While the quality of rugby was one of the best we have seen in […]
Read More...2014 Safaricom Sevens Series Review
In the second podcast episode, I review the just concluded Safaricom sevens series and present my sevens dream team for this year. Take a listen and feel free to leave your comments/ suggestions in the comments section. https://soundcloud.com/osbke-com/osbke-episode-2
Read More...KCB Defend Series Title Despite Being Bowled Out
KCB successfully defended their Safaricom sevens series title at the weekend, despite failing to make it to the cup competition at the Christie sevens and losing 12-0 to Nondies in the Bowl final. The Lions accumulated a total of 92 points over the 5 leg series, picking up 3 titles on the way to the […]
Read More...Time To Wrap Up The Series
After four legs, spanning six weeks and four counties it is time to wrap up the 2014 Safaricom sevens series. At the spiritual home of rugby in the region, for the 50th edition of Kenya’s grandest sevens tournament, the Christie Sevens. As we head into the last leg, one thing is for sure, KCB have […]
Read More...Lions All But Seal Series Title
After the slip up where they lost the cup final in Mombasa, defending series champions KCB returned normalcy to this season’s sevens series, with a 26-10 win over Nakuru to pick up their third Prinsloo title in as many years. It was the Lion’s third triumph this season after picking up the Kabeberi and Dala […]
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