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Kenya national rugby sevens team

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{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox rugby team

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| union = Kenya Rugby Union

| emblem = The African lion

| coach = Kevin Wambu

| ground =

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| captain = Vincent Onyala

| caps = Collins Injera (79)

| top scorer = Collins Injera (1,443){{cite web|url= https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=points|title= Points: Kenya|access-date= 17 December 2017}}

| most tries = Collins Injera (279){{cite web|url= https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=tries|title= Try Stats: Kenya|access-date= 17 December 2017}}

| url = www.kru.co.ke

| sevens = yes

| World cup apps = 6

| year = 2001

| best = 3rd place (2009)

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The Kenya national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. Kenya recorded its first tournament win in the World Rugby Sevens Series after beating Fiji at the 2016 Singapore Sevens.{{cite web|url= http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenya-face-Fiji-Singapore-Sevens/-/1106/3163186/-/15lo658/-/index.html|title= Kenya Sevens make history|access-date= 19 April 2016}}

Kenya has also been successful in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, reaching the semifinals in 2009 and again in 2013.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

The Kenya Sevens team is sometimes referred to by the Kenyan and international press as Shujaa,[https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Shujaa-finish-bottom-Dubai-7s/1106-4876802-yciwoj/index.html "Shujaa finish bottom in Dubai 7s"], Daily Nation, 1 December 2018. a Swahili word meaning courage, confidence, bravery, or heroism. The Kenya national rugby sevens team is one of the more successful sporting teams representing Kenya. They have won the men's Team of the Year category six times at the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year Awards: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009,{{Cite web |url=http://www.soyaawards.com/winners.html |title=SOYA Awards – 2007 winners! |access-date=23 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913034301/http://soyaawards.com/winners.html |archive-date=13 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}KBC, 24 January 2009: [http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=55142 Jelimo and Wanjiru crowned best sports personalities]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 2013, and 2016.

Kenya won the first round of the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10 |title=Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/901010?lang=en |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.world.rugby}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-14 |title=China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/901400?lang=en |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.world.rugby}} They were runners-up in the overall series and qualified for the SVNS promotion and relegation play-off competition at the 2024 Spain Sevens.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-19 |title=China women and Uruguay men win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/930576?lang=en |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.world.rugby}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-19 |title=Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/930498?lang=en |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.world.rugby}}

Honors

World Rugby Sevens Series

File:Edinburgh Sevens.jpg]]

Kenya has competed in the World Series every year since the competition's inception in 1999–2000. Kenya's best season came in 2012–13 when they finished fifth in the Series. Collins Injera and Humphrey Kayange were both nominated for World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year in 2009, but lost to England's Ollie Phillips.

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+colspan=10|World Series record
Season

!Position

! Most tries

! Most points

1999–00

|20th

|

2000–01

|23rd

|

2001–02

|23rd

|

2002–03

|10th

| Dennis Mwanja (6)

Oscar Osir (79)
2003–04

|11th

| Oscar Osir (28)

Oscar Osir (158)
2004–05

|10th

| Allan Makaka (17)

Allan Makaka (87)
2005–06

|9th

| Sidney Ashioya (18)

Lavin Asego (163)
2006–07

|11th

| Innocent Simiyu (19)

Innocent Simiyu (115)
2007–08

|7th

| Collins Injera (18)

Collins Injera (92)
2008–09

|6th

| Collins Injera (42)

Collins Injera (210)
2009–10

|8th

| Humphrey Kayange (33)

Lavin Asego (173)
2010–11

|9th

| Humphrey Kayange (31)

Humphrey Kayange (157)
2011–12

|12th

| Willy Ambaka (16)

Lavin Asego (81)
2012–13

|5th

|Willy Ambaka (24)

Willy Ambaka (120)
2013–14

|7th

| Collins Injera (30)

Collins Injera (166)
2014–15

|13th

| Billy Odhiambo (20)

Billy Odhiambo (100)
2015–16

| 7th

| Collins Injera (32)

Collins Injera (172)
2016–17

| 12th

| Billy Odhiambo (22)

Billy Odhiambo/Samuel Oliech (110)
2017–18

| 8th

| Willy Ambaka (31)

Willy Ambaka (155)
2018–19

| 13th

| Vincent Onyala (22)

Daniel Taabu (157)
2019–20

| 12th

|

2021

| 3rd

| Alvin Otieno (11)

Alvin Otieno (55)
2021–22

| 12th

|

2022–23

| 13th

|

TotalCollins Injera (279)Collins Injera (1,443)

Tournament history

=Summer Olympic Games=

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!colspan=8|Olympic Games record

Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

! Qualifying

{{flagicon|BRA}} 2016

|Placement round

|11th

|5

|1

|4

|0

| Won the 2015 Africa Cup Sevens

{{flagicon|JPN}} 2020

|Placement round

|9th

|5

|2

|3

|0

| Won the 2019 Africa Men's Sevens

{{flagicon|FRA}} 2024

|Placement round

|9th

|5

|2

|3

|0

| Won the 2023 Africa Men's Sevens

TotalPlacement round3/3155100

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!colspan=4|Olympic Games History

rowspan=5|2016

|Pool stage

align="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 7 – 31 {{ru7|GBR}}Loss
Pool stagealign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 5 – 28 {{ru7|NZL}}Loss
Pool stagealign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 7 – 31 {{ru7|JPN}}Loss
9–12th place semifinalalign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 12 – 14 {{ru7|ESP}}Loss
Eleventh place playoffalign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 24 – 0 {{ru7|BRA}}Win
rowspan=5|2020

|Pool stage

align="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 14 – 19 {{ru7|USA}}Loss
Pool stagealign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 5 – 14 {{ru7|RSA}}Loss
Pool stagealign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 7 – 12 {{ru7|IRL}}Loss
9–12th place semifinalalign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 21 – 7 {{ru7|JPN}}Win
Ninth place playoffalign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 22 – 0 {{ru7|IRL}}Win
rowspan=5|2024

|Pool stage

align="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 12 – 31 {{ru7|ARG}}Loss
Pool stagealign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 7 – 21 {{ru7|AUS}}Loss
Pool stagealign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 0 – 26 {{ru7|SAM}}Loss
9–12th place semifinalalign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 19 – 14 {{ru7|URU}}Win
Ninth place playoffalign="left"|{{ru7|KEN}} 10 – 5 {{ru7|SAM}}Win

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=Rugby World Cup Sevens=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=8|World Cup record
Tournament

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Played|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|Drew|Drawn}}

! Most tries

{{flagicon|SCO}} 1993

|colspan="7" rowspan=2|Did not qualify

{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} 1997
{{flagicon|ARG}} 2001

|Bowl Semifinals

|=19th

| 7

| 1

| 6

| 0

|

{{flagicon|HKG}} 2005

|Bowl Semifinals

|=19th

| 7

| 3

| 4

| 0

| Lucas Onyango (6)

{{flagicon|UAE}} 2009

|Semifinals

|bgcolor=cc9966 | =3rd

| 5

| 3

| 2

| 0

| Collins Injera (5)

{{flagicon|RUS}} 2013

|Semifinals

|4th

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 0

| Humphrey Kayange (6)

{{flagicon|USA}} 2018

| Challenge quarterfinals

16th5140Jeffrey Oluoch (4)
{{flagicon|RSA}} 2022

|11th Place Final

|12th

| 4

| 1

| 3

| 0

| Vincent Onyala (4)

Total0 Titles6/83413210C. Injera & H. Kayange (9)

=Commonwealth Games=

File:KenCIComGames.JPG at 2014 Commonwealth Games]]

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colspan=7|Commonwealth record
Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

{{flagicon|MAS}} 1998

| Bowl Quarterfinals

| 13th

| 5

| 0

| 5

| 0

{{flagicon|ENG}} 2002

| Bowl Semifinals

| 11th

| 5

| 2

| 3

| 0

{{flagicon|AUS}} 2006

| Bowl Champions

| 9th

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 0

{{flagicon|IND}} 2010

| Plate Semifinals

| 7th

| 5

| 3

| 2

| 0

{{flagicon|SCO}} 2014

| Plate Semifinals

| 7th

| 5

| 2

| 3

| 0

{{flagicon|AUS}} 2018

| Placement round

| 8th

| 5

| 2

| 3

| 0

{{flagicon|ENG}} 2022

|Placement round

|=7th

|4

|2

|2

|0

Total0 Titles7/73515200

=Africa Men's Sevens=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=7|Africa Men's Sevens record
Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

{{flagicon|ZIM}} 2000

|Finals

|bgcolor=silver | 2nd

| 7

| 5

| 2

| 0

{{flagicon|ZAM}} 2004

|Champions

|bgcolor=gold|1st

| 5

| 5

| 0

| 0

{{flagicon|TUN}} 2008

|Champions

|bgcolor=gold|1st

| 5

| 5

| 0

| 0

{{flagicon|MAR}} 2012

|colspan=6| Did Not Compete

{{flagicon|KEN}} 2013

|Champions

|bgcolor=gold|1st

| 6

| 6

| 0

| 0

{{flagicon|ZIM}} 2014

|Finals

|bgcolor=silver | 2nd

| 7

| 5

| 2

| 0

{{flagicon|RSA}} 2015

|Champions

|bgcolor=gold|1st

| 6

| 6

| 0

| 0

{{flagicon|KEN}} 2016

|Semifinals

|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 0

{{flagicon|UGA}} 2017

|colspan=6| Did Not Compete

{{flagicon|TUN}} 2018

|Finals

|bgcolor=silver | 2nd

| 5

| 4

| 1

| 0

{{flagicon|RSA}} 2019

|Champions

|bgcolor=gold|1st

| 6

| 6

| 0

| 0

{{flagicon|UGA}} 2022

|Semifinals

|bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 0

{{flagicon|ZIM}} 2023

|Champions

|bgcolor=gold|1st

| 6

| 6

| 0

| 0

Total6 Titles11/13635580

= Safari Sevens =

Kenya has won the Safari Sevens ten times:

Players

=Current squad=

{{Kenya team roster – 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens}}

=Former squads=

{{divhide |Kenya team to the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|color=#f2f2f2}}

Head coach: Benjamin Ayimba

  1. Humphrey Kayange
  2. Allan Onyango
  3. Victor Oduor
  4. Ben Nyambu
  5. Wilson Opondo
  6. Lavin Asego
  7. Biko Adema
  8. Innocent Simiyu
  9. Collins Injera
  10. Sidney Ashioya
  11. Gibson Weru
  12. Horace Otieno

{{divhide|end}}

{{divhide |Kenya team to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|color=#f2f2f2}}

Coach: {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Friday

  1. Horace Otieno
  2. Oscar Ouma Achieng
  3. Patrice Agunda
  4. Felix Ayange
  5. Eden Agero
  6. Humphrey Kayange
  7. Biko Adema
  8. Andrew Amonde (c)
  9. Michael Wanjala
  10. Lavin Asego
  11. Collins Injera
  12. Willy Ambaka

{{divhide|end}}

{{Kenya 2016 Summer Olympics Squad}}

{{divhide |Kenya squad for the 2017–18 World Sevens Series|color=#f2f2f2}}

Coach: Innocent Simiyu

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|+ {{ru7|KEN|noflag=1}} team members 2017–18

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!rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:0px;"|Position

!rowspan=2 style="border-bottom:0px;"|Affiliation

!colspan=10|Number

valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| Dubai

!valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| Cape Town

!valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| Sydney

!valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| Hamil{{shy}}ton

!valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| Las
Vegas

!valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| Van{{shy}}couver

!valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| Hong Kong

!valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| Singa{{shy}}pore

!valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| London

!valign=top style="width:5.2em; border-bottom:0px; padding:2px; font-size:85%;"| Paris

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align=left|{{sortname|Eden|Agero}}ForwardSportPesa Quins7136777777
align=left|{{sortname|Willy|Ambaka}}ForwardSportPesa Quins121212121212121212
align=left|{{sortname|Andrew|Amonde}}ForwardKCB––7888888
align=left|{{sortname|Oscar|Ayodi}}BackHomeboyz11––––––1
align=left|{{sortname|Herman|Humwa}}BackSportPesa Quins44–––––133
align=left|{{sortname|Collins|Injera}}BackMwamba11–––1111111111
align=left|{{nowrap|{{sortname|Augustine|Lugonzo|Lugonzo Ligamy}}}}BackHomeboyz––134––1344
align=left|{{sortname|Ian|Minjire
}||Back||Impala Saracens||–||–||–||–||–||–||4||1||–||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Samuel|Ngethe}}||Back||||–||11||4||13||13||4||–||–||13||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Billy|Odhiambo}}||Back||{{nowrap|Strathmore University}}||–||–||–||–||5||5||5||5||5||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Samuel|Oliech}}||Back||Impala Saracens||5||5||9||10||10||10||–||10||–||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Jeffery|Oluoch}}||Forward||Homeboyz||8||8||5||6||6||6||6||6||6||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Dennis|Ombachi}}||Forward||Nondescripts||6||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Erick|Ombasa}}||Back||Oilers||–||–||–||5||4||13||–||–||2||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Oscar|Ouma|Oscar Ouma Achieng}}||Forward||Nakuru||–||3||3 ||3 ||3 ||3 ||3 ||3 ||–||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Arthur|Owira}}||Back||KCB||–||7||1||1||1||1||1||–||–||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Nelson|Oyoo}}||Forward||Nakuru||8||8||7||8||9||9||9||9||9||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Daniel|Sikuta}}||Back||Kabras||2||2||2||2||2||2||2||2||–||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Brian|Tanga}}||Forward||Kabras||10||10||11||11||–||–||–||–||10||

|-

|align=left|{{sortname|Frank|Wanyama}}||Forward||SportPesa Quins||3||6||10||–||–||–||–||–||–||

|}

{{divhide|end}}

{{divhide |Kenya team to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens|color=#f2f2f2}}

Head coach: Innocent Simiyu

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; width: 98%"
scope="col" style="width:4%"|{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

!scope="col" style="width:4%"|{{Abbr|Pos.|Position}}

!scope="col"|Player

!scope="col"|Date of birth (age)

!scope="col"|Union / Club

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 1

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | BK

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Oscar|Ayodi}} (c)

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1989|9|21}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Homeboyz

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 2

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | BK

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Herman|Humwa}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1995|11|8}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Kenya Harlequin

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 3

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | BK

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Samuel|Ng'ethe}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1995|5|15}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Oilers

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 4

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | FW

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Brian|Tanga}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1995|9|13}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Kabras Sugar

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 5

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | FW

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Dennis|Ombachi}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1994|12|14}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Nondescripts

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 6

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | FW

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Jeffery|Oluoch}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1995|4|2}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Homeboyz

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 7

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | BK

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Eden|Agero}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1990|9|17}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Kenya Harlequin

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 8

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | FW

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Andrew|Amonde}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1983|12|25}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | KCB

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 9

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | FW

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Nelson|Oyoo}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1994|6|26}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Nakuru

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 10

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | BK

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Samuel|Oliech}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1993|12|15}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Impala Saracens

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 11

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | BK

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Collins|Injera}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1986|10|18}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Mwamba

style="text-align:center; border:0" | 12

| style="text-align:center; border:0" | FW

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Willy|Ambaka}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|df=yes|2018|07|20|1990|5|14}}

| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Kenya Harlequin

{{cite web|url=https://www.kru.co.ke/news/simiyu-names-rwc-sevens-squad/|title=Simiyu names RWC Sevens squad|publisher=Kenya Rugby Union|date=12 July 2018|accessdate=12 July 2018}}

{{divhide|end}}

{{Kenya Men's 2020 Summer Olympics Squad}}

=Player records=

The following refers to statistics generated in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.

Collins Injera was briefly ranked the #1 player in the world in tries scored, until his try-scoring record was surpassed by England's Dan Norton.

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class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
+ Most tries[https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=matches&team=2415 World Rugby statistics, current as of 15 March 2020]
No.Playerwidth=55px | Tries
1Collins Injera279
2Humphrey Kayange159
3Willy Ambaka123

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+ Most points[https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=matches&team=2415 World Rugby statistics, current as of 15 March 2020]
No.Playerwidth=55px | Points
1Collins Injera1,443
2Lavin Asego1,026
3Humphrey Kayange799

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+ Most matches[https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=matches&team=2415 World Rugby statistics, current as of 15 March 2020]
No.PlayerMatches
1Collins Injera424
2Andrew Amonde358
3Humphrey Kayange331

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=Award winners=

The following Kenya Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:{{cite news | url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/awards/past-winners | title=Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby | website=www.world.rugby | access-date=16 March 2024 | language=en}}

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|+ World Rugby Men's 7s Player of the Year

width=40| Year

!width=170| Nominees

!width=170| Winners

align=center rowspan=2| 2009

| Collins Injera

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Humphrey Kayange

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See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.kru.co.ke Official website]
  • [http://www.worldrugby.org/member-unions/67 WorldRugby profile]

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Category:National rugby sevens teams

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