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Kisumu only just make it to main cup quarters to headline day one of the Driftwood sevens tournament in Mombasa.
Kisumu and Nondescripts sailed through to the main cup quarters of the second leg of the SportPesa National 7s Circuit after claiming the top two berths in their respective pools at the Driftwood 7s at the Mombasa Sports Club on Saturday.
Kisumu sailed through by the thinnest of margins, finishing second in Pool B after upsetting Homeboyz 17-0, a result which was sandwiched between an opening 5-36 loss to Kabras Sugar and a surprise 0-5 defeat to hosts Mombasa.
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09:57 - 09.07.2023
RUGBY Kisumu RFC coach Lawi Bunda relishing making Driftwood sevens quarter finals
Although the side lost to Mombasa 5-0 and Kabras Sugar 36-5 , they made amends by thrashing Homeboyz 17-0, which was enough to give them five points and second place in pool B, where they will face KCB.
Kisumu’s points difference of -19, gave them an edge over Mombasa (-26) and Homeboyz (-28) to qualify for the second round after they were tied on 5.
Speaking after his side’s qualification, Kisumu Head Coach Lawrence Buyachi said, “I am obviously excited about this outcome, it is a mix of hard work and some luck, considering there was a three-way tie between ourselves, Homeboyz and Mombasa. We look forward to the next step which is a cup quarterfinal against KCB.”
Kabras Sugar registered three wins on the bounce to top the pool.
In pool A, Nondescripts recovered from an opening defeat to KCB to secure second place with victories over Nakuru ( 10-5) and Blak Blad ( 12-10) to make the cup quarters.
KCB finished top of the pool with three wins, 22-0 against Nondescripts, 45-5 against Blak Blad and 17-5 against Nakuru.
Strathmore Leos and Mwamba topped pools C and D and will be joined in the last eight by Menengai Oilers and Kenya Harlequin.
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