Kenya national rugby sevens team
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.
Kenya has also been successful in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, reaching the semifinals in 2009 and again in 2013.
The Kenya Sevens team is sometimes referred to by the Kenyan and international press as Shujaa, 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, 2013, and 2016.
Kenya won the first round of the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. They were runners-up in the overall series and qualified for the SVNS promotion and relegation play-off competition at the 2024 Spain Sevens.
Honors
- Main Cup winners at the 2016 Singapore Sevens
- Main cup finalists at the
- *2009 Adelaide Sevens
- *2013 Wellington Sevens
- *2018 Canada Sevens
- *2018 Hong Kong Sevens
World Rugby Sevens Series
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.Tournament history
Safari Sevens
Kenya has won the Safari Sevens ten times:- 1997 versus Cumbria Schoolboys 24–27,
- 2000 Kenya 'A' won, defeating Bristol University RFC, 26–24
- 2003 versus Emerging Springboks 29–7,
- 2004 versus Emerging Springboks 10–7,
- 2008 versus Zimbabwe 35–12,
- 2009 versus Emerging Springboks 40–19,
- 2010 versus Emerging Springboks 17–12,
- 2014 versus Australia Renegades 40–7,
- 2016 versus Samurai International 38–21
- 2019 versus Springbok Sevens 19–12.
Players
Former squads
Head coach: Benjamin Ayimba- Humphrey Kayange
- Allan Onyango
- Victor Oduor
- Ben Nyambu
- Wilson Opondo
- Lavin Asego
- Biko Adema
- Innocent Simiyu
- Collins Injera
- Sidney Ashioya
- Gibson Weru
- Horace Otieno
- Horace Otieno
- Oscar Ouma Achieng
- Patrice Agunda
- Felix Ayange
- Eden Agero
- Humphrey Kayange
- Biko Adema
- Andrew Amonde
- Michael Wanjala
- Lavin Asego
- Collins Injera
- Willy Ambaka
Head coach: Innocent Simiyu
| Player | Date of birth | Union / Club | ||
| 1 | BK | Homeboyz | ||
| 2 | BK | Kenya Harlequin | ||
| 3 | BK | Oilers | ||
| 4 | FW | Kabras Sugar | ||
| 5 | FW | Nondescripts | ||
| 6 | FW | Homeboyz | ||
| 7 | BK | Kenya Harlequin | ||
| 8 | FW | KCB | ||
| 9 | FW | Nakuru | ||
| 10 | BK | Impala Saracens | ||
| 11 | BK | Mwamba | ||
| 12 | FW | Kenya Harlequin |
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.
| No. | Player | Tries |
| 1 | Collins Injera | 279 |
| 2 | Humphrey Kayange | 159 |
| 3 | Willy Ambaka | 123 |
| No. | Player | Points |
| 1 | Collins Injera | 1,443 |
| 2 | Lavin Asego | 1,026 |
| 3 | Humphrey Kayange | 799 |
| No. | Player | Matches |
| 1 | Collins Injera | 424 |
| 2 | Andrew Amonde | 358 |
| 3 | Humphrey Kayange | 331 |
Award winners
The following Kenya Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:| Year | Nominees | Winners |
| 2009 | Collins Injera | — |
| 2009 | Humphrey Kayange | — |