Sevens: Montevideo Day One
Day 1 in Montevideo’s World Rugby Sevens Tier Two saw Kenya’s men (Shujaa) win two of three matches and South Africa’s women also go 2-1 — the Kenya Lionesses pulled off a notable upset over Argentina. (mozzartsport.co.ke) (thesportsnewsarena.com)
Shujaa’s two victories on Day 1 came with concrete margins: a 19–5 win over Canada featuring tries from Christant Ojwang, Floyd Wabwire and Kevin Wekesa and conversions by Nygel Amaitsa, and a 20–0 triumph over Belgium with tries from Kevin Wekesa Nyongesa and Vincent Onyala. (scrummage.co.ke) Kenya’s only defeat in Montevideo was a narrow opening loss to the USA, decided 14–10, which left Shujaa chasing the pool leaders. (scrummage.co.ke) The Kenya Lionesses edged Argentina 12–10 in their Montevideo meeting thanks to a first-half try from Janet Okelo and a late match-winner from Sinaida Nyachio after an earlier 19–5 defeat to China in the same session. (scrummage.co.ke) South Africa’s women produced enough attacking rugby across their three pool matches to top the Day‑1 standings in Montevideo after rallying from an early loss to Spain and finishing with two wins; the Springbok Women’s Sevens sit first on the leaderboard after Saturday’s fixtures. (gsport.co.za) Pool math after Day 1 left Germany leading the men’s group on nine points, the USA level on nine with a superior try difference, and Kenya third on seven points as they prepare for their remaining pool games. (kbc.co.ke) The Montevideo leg of the HSBC SVNS 2 ran on March 21–22 at Estadio Charrúa, with the series moving next to São Paulo on March 28–29 as teams chase promotion to the top-tier SVNS circuit. (svns.com)
