Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, and Madagascar secured their places in Sunday’s Africa Men’s 7s quarterfinals with a match to spare after winning their second-round matches at Labourdonnais Stadium in Port-Louis on Saturday.
Kenya Morans raced for five unconverted tries to remain unbeaten, defeating Nigeria 25-0. This marked their second match without conceding any points.
Kenya Morans opener
Amon Wamalwa beat the defence, broke clear, and released an inside pass to Edmund Anya, who scored a centre post try for a 5-0 lead.
Kenya Morans and Benin battle in All African Games. PHOTO/Rugby Afrique
Just before the break, Benson Salem grabbed the second try, bringing the score to 10-0 at halftime in a first half that had several stoppages.
A switch in play saw Denis Abukuse score the first try of the second half, stretching Kenya’s lead. Salem continued to excel, outwitting his opposite marker and landing Kenya’s fourth try of the match and his fourth for the tournament.
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A scrum pick saw Amon Wamalwa land an easy try for the Morans, extending the lead to 25-0.
Madagascar will join Kenya in the quarters, having also won both their opening matches.
The Makis proved clinical, scoring every time they had possession in a seesaw contest. They canceled each try the hosts scored and secured a last-minute win, 35-28.
Nigeria in action againsT Kenya 7s in the Africa Men’s 7s 2023. PHOTO/Nigeria Rugby
Makis and Morans will face off in a pool A decider later on Saturday.
Uganda Cranes booked their place in the quarters with a convincing 43-0 victory over Tunisia in their second match. Uganda led 17-0 at halftime and added 26 points in the final half to move to six points.
South Africa also secured a place in Sunday’s quarters with a 19-10 win over Zimbabwe in their second group stage match.
AFRICA MEN’S 7S POOLS
- Pool A: Kenya, Nigeria, Madagascar, Mauritius.
- Pool B: Uganda, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Cote d’Ivoire.
- Pool C: Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Algeria
Fixtures
Zambia 7 – 31 South Africa -8:00
Zimbabwe 52-0 Algeria- 8:22
Burkina Faso 24 – 10Tunisia-8:44
Uganda 22-17 Ivory Coast- 9:06
Madagascar 34-14 Nigeria – 9:28
Mauritius 0-40 Kenya 7s – 9:50
Zambia Algeria 11:44
Zimbabwe 10-19 South Africa 12:06
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast 12:28
Uganda 43-0 Tunisia 12:50
Madagascar 35-28 Mauritius 1:12
Nigeria Kenya 1:34
South Africa vs Algeria- 1:50
Tunisia vs Ivory Coast 2:12
Burkina Faso vs Uganda 2:34
Nigeria vs Mauritius 2:56
Madagascar vs Kenya 3:18
Zimbabwe vs Zambia 3:40
