National Rugby sevens team finished 6th in the second edition of the Rugby Africa Cup tournament which ended today at the Labourdonnais Sports Club in Mauritius.
The team coached by Louis Kisia lost 21-12 to Burkina Faso in the 5th place final having booked a place in the finals with a 29-5 win over Zambia in the semis.
They were relegated to the classification matches after being beaten 10-7 by Zimbabwe in the Main Cup quarter final match.
The tournament was invaluable for Kenya 7s as it allowed the country to build depth ahead of the senior team, Shujaa’s return to the Sevens World Series next year.
Uganda defeated South Africa 20-17 in the final match to win this year’s title. The team has now qualified for the HSBC World challenger series after garnering 20 points.
Madagascar and South Africa finished second and third with 18 and 16 points respectively
