Sunday 06 June 2010

"I'm singing in the rain...what a wonderful feeling...I'm singing in the rain!"
These lines couldn't have been more suited for the Safaricom Sevens 2010 title match as Kenya braved a battling Emerging Boks and pouring rain to win a third successive title.
The home side opened the scores thirty eight seconds into the game when Leon Adongo's burst of speed left him clear of his marker, touching down with relative ease. Lavin Asego missed this conversion. Louw Schabort soon put the South Africans on level terms with a try that was converted by Jacquin Jansen. The Emerging Boks would continue pressing Kenya, getting their second try,securing a 12-5 lead heading into the breather.

Driving rain made the already tense final even more difficult,with both teams keeping play tight as handling errors reigned supreme. Sidney Ashioya reduced the deficit to 10-12. Asego's conversion levelling the scores which stayed this way right throught to full time.

Kenya were not about to let go of their home title...Gibson Weru slicing through the Emerging Boks defense before playing a cross kick to Ashioya who grounded the ball, sending the capacity crowd into a frenzy.
17-12 and Kenya had retained the Safaricom Sevens for a third successive year.

New Zealanders Ponsonby RFC beat French side Les Bleu 26-17 to claim the Plate on their debut while Argentina ensured that they left Nairobi with some silverware, beating Zimbabwe 14-7 to claim the Bowl.South African side Hamilton Raiders beat Samurai 36-5 to run off with the Shield.