FASU Rugby 7s Championship: Daystar, JKUAT, UCU impress on day 1

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The Federation of Africa University Sports, FASU Rugby 7s Championship kicked off at KCB Sports Club, featuring 18 thrilling matches on Saturday.

In Pool A, Daystar University and Uganda Christian University (UCU) ended the opening day unbeaten.

FASU Rugby 7s Pool A

Daystar began strongly with a commanding 27-5 victory over Maseno University before being held to a 12-12 draw by UCU.

The Ugandan side had earlier defeated Maseno 26-7 in their opener before sharing the spoils with Daystar in the second match.

Pool B saw Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) remain unbeaten after securing a 5-5 draw against Kenyatta University, a 12-7 win over Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU), and a dominant 28-5 triumph over Kabarak University.

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ZEGU defeated Kabarak 26-7 before falling to JKUAT but managed to edge Kenyatta University 7-5 in their final group fixture.

In Pool C, Busitema University claimed victories over Kisii University and Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) before falling to USIU-Africa in their last group encounter.

The knockout stage matches are scheduled for Sunday.

(FASU) Rugby 7s Championship 

Results

1. Kenyatta University 5–5 Jomo Kenyatta University

2. Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University 26–7 Kabarak University

3. Kisii University 5–14 Busitema University

4. Technical University of Mombasa 19–5 USIU-A

5. Uganda Christian University 26–7 Maseno University

6. University of Eldoret W/O University of Nairobi

7. Kenyatta University 19–12 Kabarak University

8. Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University 7-12 Jomo Kenyatta

9. Kisii University 24-26 USIU-A

10. Technical University of Mombasa 7-29 Busitema University

11. Daystar University 27-5 Maseno University

12. Makerere University 17-14 University of Nairobi

13. Kenyatta University 5-7 Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University

14. Kabarak University 5-28 Jomo Kenyatta

15. Kisii University 0-35 Technical University of Mombasa

16. USIU-A 21-17 Busitema University

17. Daystar University 12-12 Uganda Christian University

18. Makerere University vs University of Eldoret