Day one of the KSSSA National Rugby 7s Championship being hosted at the Bull ring grounds, Kakamega county has served up a statement day for several teams who have stormed into the quarterfinals with 100% win records.
Among those who stole the show was Western region representatives St Peters Mumias, who played like men on a mission and made light work of both Alliance High School winning 34-0 and Anjego Secondary (
40-0, stamping their authority with back-to-back clean sheets.
Bwake Boys from Eastern who are the reigning national champions opened their campaign with a clinical 19-0 win over Lenana School before turning up the heat in their second fixture with a 40-0 demolition of Marsabit.
Koyonzo Secondary, were also unyielding as they edged out Anjego 10-7 in a cagey opener before tightening the screws in their second outing with a convincing 20-7 win over Alliance. Despite not blowing away their opponents.
Bungoma High School joined the unbeaten pack with emphatic performances, first brushing off Musingu 22-17 in a high-octane Western derby, then asserting dominance in their second fixture with a 43-0 rout over Gede.
These unbeaten teams are now firm favorites heading into the quarterfinals, but with the knockout rounds promising unpredictable twists, nothing is guaranteed.
KSSSA National Rugby 7s Results
1.Bwake 19-0 Lenana
2.Kitondo 12-14 Marsabit
3.Bungoma 22-17 Musingu
4.Laiser H 38-10 Gede
5.Yala 15-14 Mpesa
6.Nairobi Sch 26-12 Bishop
7.Koyonzo 10-7 Anjego
8.St Peters 34-0 Alliance
9.St Josephs 22-0 Eregi
10.Sigoti 15-10 Gituamba
11.Kinale 52-0 Kimobo
12.Shimba 29-0 StIgoji
13.St Theresa 12-5 Madira
14.Paul Haris 31-0 Mbagathi
15.Nyagichenche 5-24 Itigo
16.Mwira 36-0 Karen C
17.Bwake 40-0 Marsabit
18.Kitondo 7-7 Lenana
19.Bungoma 43-0 Gede
20.Laiser H 14-15 Musingu
21.Yala 26-7 Bishop
22.Nairobi Sch 22-14 Mpesa
23.Koyonzo 20-7 Alliance
24.St Peters 40-0 Anjego
25. St Joseph 47-00 Gituamba
26. Sigoti 10-00 Eregi
27. Kinale 47-00 Igoji
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