Shujaa are on the brink of relegation and need improved performances to preserve their core status.
The national men’s rugby sevens side, Shujaa are staring down the barrel of relegation but have a lifeline in the relegation/promotion playoff slated for this weekend in the London Sevens.
Kenya 7s have posted nightmare performances this season which saw them finish the 13th on the 15-team log which is the bracket for the relegation play off.
14:00 - 04.05.2023
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The ticket prizes for the event will retail at Ksh7,500.
The series was structured so that at the end of the penultimate event in Toulouse, the 15th-ranked team (Japan) will be automatically relegated to the 2024 Challenger Series.
The 12th to 14th-ranked teams will face off against the Challenger Series 2023 winner for the final position in the 2024 World Series.
06:00 - 15.05.2023
RUGBY How crestfallen Shujaa can salvage top flight status after missing out in Toulouse
Kenya Sevens could not manage to finish among the top 11 in France but have a final window of opportunity in London next weekend
Kenya is now set to face Uruguay who earned promotion to the series this season, an in-form Canada and Challenger Series champions Tonga in the promotion/relegation play-off.
The four nations will play the other three teams once with two matches lined up on Saturday, May 20, and one on Sunday.
14:59 - 13.05.2023
RUGBY CONFIRMED: Kenya Sevens to play in relegation playoffs after loss to Canada
Shujaa are on the brink of relegation from the series.
After the round-robin, the top two ranked teams will meet on Sunday evening, in a one-game winner-takes-all match to decide who will be the 12th and final core team next season.
Canada have picked up form at the right time as they finished fourth in Toulouse, losing to hosts France in the Bronze final.
19:56 - 12.05.2023
RUGBY Toulouse 7s: Shujaa dumped out of Main Cup following New Zealand loss
Kenya look set to play in the relegation playoff after failing to make the Main Cup quarters.
Uruguay have been blowing hot and cold this season and reached the Main Cup quarter-finals in the Singapore leg before being beaten in the 9th-place semis against Fiji.