Kenya 7s captain Vincent Onyala has been included in the World SVNs Series Madrid 7s Dream Team.
Onyala played a key role in Kenya 7s’ performance in Madrid, scoring several tries, including the first try in the qualifiers match against Germany.
Onyala in Dream Team
Onyala is joined in the Dream Team by Spain’s Juan Ramos, who also played a key role in the playoffs promotion, helping the Spaniards retain their position as a core side.
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Argentina’s Matteo Graziano, who featured in the Grand Final, has been included in the team and completes the forwards list.
The backs in the Dream Team are French duo Antoine Dupont and Rayan Rebbadj, who emerged as champions. Jerry Tuwai and Ponipate Loganimasi are the Fijians in the Dream Team.
Champions after a stunning 19-5 victory over Argentina in the final, denying Los Pumas Sevens the League Winners the double in Madrid.
Having broken their 19-year cup drought with their victory in Vancouver, France took advantage of a Los Pumas Sevens yellow with two second half tries to pull away from the side they’d already lost to in Madrid in the pool stage.
The game ended in regretful scenes as Rodrigo Isgro was shown red for an illegal tackle.
Elsewhere, Fiji beat New Zealand for the second time this weekend to win bronze, equalling their best result of the season with the Olympics on the horizon.
In the HSBC Play-off, Samoa and Canada lost their places on the HSBC SVNS series as the USA and Spain retained their own with victories, with new faces Kenya and Uruguay joining them.
