- Embu 7s Sunday’s quarterfinal pairings pit KCB against Kenya Harlequin, Menengai Oilers vs KU Blak Blad, Kabras Sugar against Mwamba RFC, and Daystar Falcons facing Nondescripts.
- The winner of KCB/Quins will take on the victor of Daystar/Nondies in the first semifinal, while the winner of Oilers/Blak Blad will battle the winner of Kabras/Mwamba for the second spot in the final.
- KCB Rugby and Kabras Sugar are each hunting their third title of the 2026 season.
The 2026 SportPesa National Sevens Circuit hits fever pitch as the Embu 7s enter into the knockout phase on Sunday at the Embu Showground.
Circuit leaders KCB Rugby enter Day Two chasing their third circuit title of the season, having already claimed the Prinsloo 7s and Kabeberi 7s crowns.
Standing directly in their way in the opening Main Cup quarterfinal are Kenya Harlequin. Quins will be eager to pull off another knockout upset after stopping the Bankers in the Dala 7s quarterfinal earlier in the campaign.
In the second quarterfinal, an unbeaten Menengai Oilers side clashes with KU Blak Blad. Oilers swept through Pool B without dropping a match.
Blak Blad will need to counter after squeezing through Pool A on points difference ahead of Kisumu RFC.
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Fresh off their Driftwood 7s title triumph in Mombasa, Kabras Sugar continued their dominant run by sweeping Pool C, culminating in a decisive group victory over Nondescripts.
The Sugarmen have split the season’s spoils evenly with the Bankers so far, having also claimed two circuit titles this season by winning the Dala 7s alongside their Driftwood victory.
Kabras now take on a Mwamba RFC unit that navigated Pool D undefeated to secure their spot in the final eight.
Closing out the quarterfinal lineup, Daystar Falcons face off against Nondescripts RFC. Daystar locked down the top spot in Pool D setting up a showdown against a Nondies side that battled through a tough group alongside Kabras to keep their Embu campaign alive.
Embu 7s Path to Final
The winner between KCB Rugby and Kenya Harlequin will set up a semifinal clash against either Daystar Falcons or Nondescripts RFC.
Meanwhile, the other side of the flow chart half promises equal fireworks as the winner of Menengai Oilers versus KU Blak Blad advances to face the victor of the showdown between Kabras Sugar and Mwamba RFC for a place in the Embu 7s final.
Embu 7s Main Cup Quarterfinals Pairing
QF 1: KCB Rugby vs Kenya Harlequin
QF 2: Daystar Falcons vs Nondescripts RFC
QF 3:Menengai Oilers vs KU Blak Blad
QF 4: Kabras Sugar vs Mwamba RFC