Kabras scale over bigwigs Mwamba at the Prinsloo 7s
Fijian Jone Kudu of Kabras RFC (right) outpaces Mathew Lapado of Mount Kenya University in the pool matches of the Prinsloo Sevens tournament at the Nakuru Athletic Club on August 29, 2015. PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH |
What you need to know:
- Champs KCB and hosts Nakuru also breeze past their opponents
- Hosts Nakuru RFC also did not disappoint beating Kenyatta University Blak Blad 26-5 in their opening match and following it up with a 32-0 win over Makueni.
Kabras Sugar made their intentions of clinching their first ever national sevens rugby circuit title known when they registered two convincing wins as the ninth edition of the Top Fry Prinsloo Sevens kicked off at the Nakuru Athletic Club on Saturday.
In their opening match the Kakamega based sugar millers crashed four-time winners and Driftwood Sevens champions Mwamba 19-0 in a thrilling opening match.
Kabras chief destroyer was Jone Kunu who scored the three tries and went on to make two quick conversions to silence Mwamba.
“This was a sweet opening victory and I hope to lead Kabras to clinch its first ever sevens crown in Nakuru,” said Kunu after the match.
Mwamba bounced back to winning ways when thrashed Mount Kenya University (MKU) from Thika 33-0 in a one sided encounter.
In their second outing of the day, Kabras dispatched neighbours Western Bulls 17-7. Against Western Bulls, Kabras got off to two tries by Kunu and Epeli Bukandi. Bukandi booting in one of the tries before Sakiasi Roksuka sealed the Bulls, fate with a last minute try. Bulls’ lone try was scored by Evin Asena which he stepped up to convert. The Bulls made up for that loss with a 24-0 win over MKU.
Three-time winners and defending champions Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) started their title defence campaign with a slim 7-5 win over Nondies. In their second game, KCB trounced Kisii University 43-0 to register the day’s highest score.
Hosts Nakuru RFC also did not disappoint beating Kenyatta University Blak Blad 26-5 in their opening match and following it up with a 32-0 win over Makueni.
The tournament winners in 2009 Strathmore Leos sent Catholic University of Eastern Africa packing by beating them 32-0. The Leos went on to sink Kisumu RFC 30-0 in their second match.
