KCB RFC saw their revamped squad get the desired results as they won all their group matches to advance to the 2024 Kabeberi 7s main cup quarterfinals as the Pool D winners following convincing wins over MKU Thika, MMUST Rugby and hosts Mwamba on Saturday.
KCB beat Thika 39-0 in their first match before inflicting a 29-5 defeat over hosts Mwamba. The bankers then wrapped up their day one action with a 26-5 win over MMUST who were the second team through to the cup quarters.
Strathmore Leos also stormed the last 8 with a classy top-of-the-table finish after a run that included a stunning 22-17 victory over current SportPesa 7s Circuit leaders Kabras Sugar RFC.
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The varsity side then saw off Nakuru 24-0 win before sealing Pool A top spot with a 35-0 thrashing over Impala.
Joining them in the cup quarters was Kabras who bounced back from the opening defeat with 31-7 and 22-12 victories over Impala and Nakuru respectively.
Elsewhere, Menengai Oilers also ended day one unbeaten after seeing off Stallions 43-0, Kisumu 43-7 before wrapping up their day one action with a 31-07 win over the Catholic Monks. From Pool B, Oilers are joined by Catholic Monks who beat Kisumu 10-0 and Stallions 19-17.
Kabeberi 7s action
In Pool C, Quins topped the group after three wins in three matches. The other three teams lost two games and won one game each bringing their total points to 5 per team (win=3 points and loss=1 point).
In such a situation where there’s a three-team tie, the goal difference was used as the determinant, Daystar Falcons who had +5 progressing at the expense of Blakblad who had -15 points and Nondies who had -17.
KCB topped Pool D with convincing wins over MKU Thika beating them 39-0, they beat host Mwamba RFC 29-5 before wrapping up up their day one action with a 26-5 win over MMUST who were the second team to through to the cup quarters.
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Challenge Quarterfinals
8:00am: Nakuru vs Kisumu
8:20am: Mwamba RFC vs Nondies
8:40am: Stallions vs Impala RFC
9:00am: KU Blakblad vs MKU Thika
Cup Quarterfinals
9:20am: Strathmore Leos vs Catholic Monks
9:40am: KCB vs Daystar Falcons
10:00am: Menengai Oilers vs Kabras Sugar
10:20am: Kenya Harlequin vs MMUST
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