23 August 2010

christie sevens day one

Mwamba RFC led seven other teams including National Sevens Circuit champions Strathmore Leos and Christie Sevens champions Kenya Harlequin FC in making the main cup quarter finals of the 2010 Christie Sevens, qualifying with a perfect record from Pool A.


Boasting their full compliment of Kenya Sevens internationals,the black shirts beat Kenya Methodist University 29-0, Nondescript RUFC 45-0 and Strathmore Leos 36-7 in a match that saw Collins Injera and Humphery Kayange feature among the try scorers.


Pool B


Kenya Harlequin FC survived an early scare against Kenyatta University's Blak Blad in their opening Pool B match, securing a 24-7 victory before going on to register identical 26-0 wins over Daystar University and Kisumu RFC respectively. Kisumu RFC joined them in the main cup quarter finals following wins over Daystar Universtiy and Blak Blad.


Pool C


Nakuru RFC had a relatively easy day at the office, beating Bungoma RFC 35-5 before stopping Egerton University 31-5 in the Rift Valley derby. The Wanyore had to rally from 0-7 to defeat Mean Machine 17-7,a result that saw them claim first place in Pool C. Machine join them in the main cup quarters on the back of earlier victories over Egerton University and Bungoma RFC during the pool stages.


Pool D


Events in this pool make for interesting reading. The unfancied Homeboyz RFC caused the biggest upset on day one with a 19-12 win over Kenya Commercial Bank in a match that was more memorable for the physical, often confrontational course that it opted to take. Pool winners Impala RFC would then run over Quins II 43-0 and took pole position with a narrow 19-12 win over Homeboyz RFC. KCB labour to a 22-0 win over Quins II and looked dead and buried after Homeboyz easily beat Quins II 26-0.


The bankers would rally from a 0-5 deficit, beating Impala RFC 19-5, a result that saw them sneak into the main cup quarters thanks to their superior points difference, something that relegated Homeboyz to third place.


Collated Results


Strathmore 33 Nondies 5

Mwamba 29 KeMU 0

Quins 24 Blak Blad 7

Kisumu 36 Daystar 5

Nakuru 35 Bungoma 5

Machine 40 Egerton 0

KCB 12 Homeboyz 19

Impala 43 Quins II 0

Strathmore 36 KeMU 0

Mwamba 45 Nondies 0

Quins 26 Daystar 0

Kisumu 26 Blak Blad 12

Nakuru 31 Egerton 5

KCB 22 Quins II 0

Impala 19 Homeboyz 12

Nondies 28 KeMU 7

Blak Blad 21 Daystar 17

Bungoma 19 Egerton 0

Homeboyz 26 Quins II 0

Strathmore 7 Mwamba 36

Quins 26 Kisumu 0

Nakuru 17 Machine 7

KCB 19 Impala 5


Day Two Schedules

Bowl Quarters

Nondies v Daystar

Homeboyz v Egerton

Bungoma v Quins II

Blak Blad v KeMU


Main Cup Quarters

Mwamba v Kisumu

Impala v Machine

Nakuru v KCB
Quins v Strathmor