Kenya women's national rugby sevens team plays in several tournaments including the African Women's Sevens Championship, Dubai Invitational Sevens and the

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. Kenya's captain

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died on 29 May 2012 after an injury she sustained in a match against Uganda. Kenya qualified for the

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by winning the

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. In 2019, despite coming second at the

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, they qualified for the Tokyo Olympics because South Africa declined their regional spot.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Commonwealth Games

Rugby Africa Women's Sevens

Team

Previous squads

Philadelphia Olando Philadelphia Olando (born February 18, 1990) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as the captain of the Kenya women's national rugby sevens team Kenya women's national rugby sevens team plays in several tour ...

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* Celestine Masinde * Janet Awino * Janet Okello * Doreen Remour * Rachel Mbogo * Stacy Awuor * Linet Arasa * Sinaida Aura * Grace Adhiambo * Cynthia Atieno * Judith Auma

References

External links

Official websiteWorldRugby profile
{{National sports teams of Kenya Women's national rugby sevens teams Sevens