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
