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Grace Adhiambo
Grace Adhiambo Okulu (born 16 March 1998) is a Kenyan rugby union and Rugby sevens, sevens player. She competed for Kenya in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Background Okulu discovered rugby while playing football in primary school. In 2016, she made her debut for Kenya women's national rugby sevens team, Kenya's sevens team at 17, just as the Kenya Sevens team made their debut at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Women's Sevens Series in 2016 France Women's Sevens, France. Okulu was the only scorer against Fiji women's national rugby sevens team, Fiji in their placing match at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. She also played a crucial role in her team's qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as she was a dependable try-scorer during their qualifiers in Tunisia. In 2021, Okulu made her Rugby union, fifteens debut in the Kenya women's national rugby union team, Lionesses 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying#South America/Africa play-off, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union Positions
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23. Players are not restricted to a single position, although they generally specialise in just one or two that suit their skills and body types. Players that play multiple positions are called "utility players". Forwards compete for the ball in scrums and line-outs and are generally bigger and stronger than the backs. Props push in the scrums, while the hooker tries to secure the ball for their team by "hooking" it back with their heel. The hooker is also the one who is responsible for throwing the ball in at line-outs, where it is mostly competed for by the locks, who are generally the tallest players on the team. The flankers and number eight are expected to be the first players to arrive at a breakdown and play an important role in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
