Kakamega School Rugby put up a stellar performance to win the 2024 edition of Yala opens after handing Sawagongo a 17-0 defeat.
The Barbarians put three tries past Sawagongo to bag the victory. The tries were scored Shavan Ochieng, Garang Geu and Austin Shuma who also made a conversion to seal win.
Kakamega fine run
Kakamega 7s team proved strong as they won all their matches starting from the quarters where they stun Maranda 32-00 before defeating Vihiga 27-14 in the semi-final.
On the other side Sawagongo booked a place in the finals after beating Bondo township 29-00 and Cambridge 12-7 while in the other matches, Agoro Sare lost to Vihiga 26-17 in the second semi-final while the third semi-final saw hosts Yala lose to Cambridge 37-0.
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Meanwhile in the tournament’s Rugby 15s Chavakali had a tough outing as they lost to hosts St Marys Yala 12-3 whereas Vihiga beat Masibo buffaloes 08-03 while in the third quarter final St peters defeated Kakamega 13-10 while St Antony’s Kitale won 17-00 against Friends School Kamusinga booking a place in the semi-finals.
In the Semis Vihiga lost 08-05 to St Mary’s Yala while St Antony’s Kitale defeated St peters defeated 06-00 while in the finals St Mary’s lost 03-06 with St Antony’s Kitale.
15s day 1 results
St marys yala A vs Butere 31-00
Vihiga vs Maranda 37-00
FSK vs Kisumu School 12-00
St peters Mumias vs Gendia 13-00
St marys yala A vs Masibo Buffaloes 12-5
Chavakali vs St marys Yala 10-00
FSK vs Kakamega 00-05
St Peters Mumias 00-07
Vihiga vs Chavakali 14-00
St Marys Yala B vs Maranda 10-00
Kisumu School vs Kakamega 00-16
Masibo Buffaloes vs Butere 19-00
Quarters 7s
Q1Kakamega 32, Maranda 0
Q2 Agoro Sare17,Vihiga Highschool 26
Q3 Cambrifge 37,Yala 0
Bondo Township 0, Sawagongo 29
Semis
S1 Kakamega 27,Vihiga Highschool 14
Cambridge7,Sawagongo 12
Finals
Sawagongo 0, Kakamega 17
15s quarters
Q1 St Mary’s Yala 12, Chavakali 3
Q2 Vihiga Highschool 8, Masibo Buffaloes 3
Q3 Kakamega 10, St Peters Mumias 13
Q4 St Antonys Kitale 17 FSK 0
Semis
S1 St Mary’s Yala 8 ,Vihiga 5
St Peters Mumias0, St Antonys Kitale 6
Finals
St Marys Yala 3,St Antonys Kitale 6
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