Blak Blad hold off Strathmore Leos to reach Impala Floodlit semis

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Blak Blad have proceeded to the Impala Floodlit semis after beating Strathmore Leos 17-13 in the quarterfinal played at Impala Club on Saturday.

Blad led following an early penalty by Kelvin Gathu while vice-captain Dennis Odhiambo landed a try for an 8-0 lead.

Gathu then drilled in two more penalties for a 14-0 lead before Leos pulled back following an unconverted try just before the break.

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Kenyan International George Ooro landed another try for Leos and they also got a penalty for a 14-13  scoreline in favour of Blad.

Blad bagged another penalty for a 17-13 win.

40th Edition of the #Floodlit Tournament ‼️

Here’s our lineup for #Floodie@40 against @BlakBladRC

Time: 2.30 pm Venue: @ImpalaRfc grounds#XXVII @StrathU @StrathUSports pic.twitter.com/W3CC5Jnccl

— Strathmore Leos (@strathleos27) October 13, 2023

Blak Blad squad

1.Wafula Dessailly 2.Kidake Brian 3.Collins Obure 4.Odhiambo dennis( *VC*), 5.Odhiambo Steve( *C*) 6.Mwanika  lowell, 7.Obat  Kuke, 8.Randy  wamah 9.Benji Rugar, 10.Oyoo Daniel *** 11.Winston Ayieko, 12.Claude  Kennedy, 13.Douglas Wanyonyi 14.Shuaib Wesonga, 15.Gathu Kevin

Replacements : 16.Oduor Givens, 17.Olasa Salbatore 18.Dillan Ouma ** 19.Njiraini David 20.John Masinde ** 21.Masese Derrick 22.Joshua  Mwangi 23.Derrick Olela ** 24.Mauriice Paul

Tech bench

1.HC ;Wakhonya Allan

2.ASST.C ;Polycarp Odhiambo

3.FORWARDS COACH ;Chris  Rabut

4.PHYSIO ;Peninah Joseph

5.TM ;Sunlight Mulama