Kenya 7s duo Patrick Odongo and Kevin Wekesa are set to fly out of the country once again – this time headed to Monaco, where they will feature in the month-long French 7s 2025 season kicking off in August, SportPesa Blog can exclusively confirm.
The two players, who made history back in June by becoming the first Kenyan athletes to feature in the inaugural edition of the Rugby Premier League held in India from 15 to 29 June 2025, will join Monaco Rugby Sevens in the 16-team professional rugby sevens competition in France.
While the highly rated Odongo is set to make his debut in the French competition, Wekesa will be returning for a second year running after playing for the same side in 2024 for the first time.
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Kenya 7s players Patrick Odongo and Kevin Wekesa
The two players follow in the footsteps of former Kenya 7s ace Alvin ‘Buffa’ Otieno who won the overall title with Monaco Rugby 7s in 2022.
In 2024, Wekesa emerged victorious during the third outing held in Pau and claimed silver in the second outing in La Rochelle.
Odongo and Wekesa will be joined by other professionals yet to be named by Monaco as they try to claim the overall title from defending champions Barbarian Rugby Club.
Their inclusion means the two players will miss local action in the ongoing SportPesa National Sevens Circuit 2025.
In the first outing, Wekesa helped his Kabras Sugar RFC side to a third-place finish in the Driftwood 7s while Odongo’s Daystar Falcons finished in 12th position.
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About the French Supersevens
The French Supersevens competition pits the French Top 14 clubs as well as Monaco Rugby Sevens and the Barbarians as they play to become the French Rugby 7s champion.
For this sixth edition, the competition takes place in the same format as the previous year with three summer stages and a grand final organized at Paris La Défense Arena.
16 August in Mont-de-Marsan – First outing
23 August in Dax – Second outing
30 August in Pau – Third outing
The final stage will take place at Paris La Défense Arena, in February 2026, with the 8 qualified teams out of the 16 entered.
The women’s tournament set up in 2024 will take place in 2 stages: a qualifying stage during the summer stage in Pau on August 30 and the final tournament with the 4 best women’s teams during the final stage in Paris.
Who will succeed Barbarian Rugby Club (men’s team) and AC Bobigny 93 (women’s team)?
About the French Supersevens
Launched in November 2019 by the National Rugby League, the In Extenso Supersevens is the first (and sensational) professional rugby sevens competition in France, of which In Extenso has been a title partner since its launch.
The In Extenso Supersevens is back in 2025 through 3 qualifying stages in the South-West which will decide between the 16 teams entered and 1 Parisian final!
French Supersevens previous winners
