Rugby

The Lionesses beat hosts Japan 21-17 in the 9th place playoff before falling to Canada 24-10.

The Canadians raced into a 12-0 lead through tries from Charity Williams and Bianca Farella, Ghislaine Landry adding a conversion before Janet Okello responded with a try before the interval.

The British led 17-0 at the break before adding two converted second half ties to claim the result and quarterfinal qualification

New Zealand raced into a 17-0 lead through tries from Michaela Blyde who landed a brace in between Portia Woodman’s five pointer with Tyla Nathan-Wong adding a conversion.

It was all sweet revenge for the Kenya Rugby 7s squad after they beat Ireland 22-0 to finally earn the hardbattled 9th place in the classification matchup at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.

Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has confirmed that Paul Odera has stepped down from his role as head coach of the men’s national 15s rugby team, Kenya Simbas.

Japan was first to go score a try with a convertion but a Shujaa quickly responded with two tries in the first half.

Two early tries by Ireland got Shujaa flapping and they were unable to respond in time as the Irish raced to a 12-0 lead at the break.

Kenya 7's Rugby team also known as Shujaa went off to a rough start to their Olympic campaign after losing their opener match against USA, 19-14.

Kabras proved to be tough opponents for Menengai Oilers after a win that saw them edge closer to the league leaders, KCB.

Fly-half Dan Biggar kicked four penalties for the tourists before being replaced by Owen Farrell, who slotted the crucial penalty with two minutes remaining.

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST)will be at home to Kenya Harlequin in the noon kick-off at Nandi Bears, paving way for the clash between Kabras Sugar and Menengai Oilers at 2.00pm.

The second batch of Kenya's National Women's rugby team has been released from an 8 day quarantine period in a government facility in Tokyo.

Good preparations in a conducive environment  has enabled the team to get everything in order as they aim to make a mark in Tokyo.

Mostly known for their flamboyance and uniqueness in the World Sevens Series, Innocent Simiyu’s side are definitely popular in Japan.

A gay rugby team member has won a temporary reprieve after he was threatened with being deported back to Kenya.

After an impressive performance at the Barthes Cup, Kenya Under-20 skipper John Baraka will be set to finally make his debut with Kabras Sugar when they face off against Top Fry Nakuru RFC at Moi Show grounds in Nakuru on July 17th.

This fixture was originally set for Saturday 18 April 2020 before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.