KCB get Oilers, Kabras land Mwamba in tough Tisap Sevens quarter-final pairings

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RUGBY KCB get Oilers, Kabras land Mwamba in tough Tisap Sevens quarter-final pairings

Joel Omotto 20:00 - 02.09.2023

The Bankers and Sugar Millers have their work cut out in the quarter-finals of the Eldoret leg.

KCB RFC have landed a tough quarter-final draw at the Tisap Sevens having been paired with Driftwood Sevens finalists Menengai Oilers while series leaders Kabras Sugar landed Mwamba RFC.

The Bankers, who won the Christie Sevens as well as the season-opening Dala tournament, have their work cut out against Gibson Weru’s men who can beat any opponent on their day.

KCB finished top of Pool A after a 28-0 thrashing of Mombasa RFC before silencing Blak Blad by the same score line and then demolished Homeboyz 35-5 to end their group stage campaign unbeaten.

Kabras meanwhile have Mwamba for company after topping Pool C where they were 22-7 winners over Kisumu RFC before thrashing Daystar Falcons 26-7 and Kenya Harlequins 12-5 while Mwamba were second in Pool D which was topped by Nondescripts.

Mwamba have had an indifferent campaign so far, making Kabras hot favourites to advance to the semi-final for a fifth straight leg in this season’s National Sevens Circuit.

With the likes of Homeboyz, Nakuru and Kenya Harlequin falling by the wayside, Nondies set up a quarter-final meeting against Kisumu while Strathmore will face Blak Blad.

Nondies went through as group winners after downing Mwamba 26-19, having beaten Trojans 26-5 in their opener and added Nakuru to their list of casualties with a 21-5 win while Kisumu pipped Kenya Harlequins to second place in Group C.

Both sides have an opportunity to seal a memorable semi-final berth, something neither has managed in the recent past which will add to their motivation on Sunday.

For Strathmore, it is a routine quarter-final place although reaching the semi-final has proved a little difficult in the last two legs after a good start to the season.

However, Blak Blad’s relative inexperience at this level should work in Strathmore’s favour although they would be naive to underrate them given their impressive group stage run.