Kenya Sevens will begin their Commonwealth Gold quest on Friday, July 29, 2022, with an East African Derby match against Uganda Sevens Cranes.

The match against Uganda will kick off at 12:50 East Africa time with Shujaa looking to revenge their stunning 22-12 loss to Uganda in the Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens, which served as the qualifying route for the Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup.

Kenya vs Jamaica

Shujaa will take on Jamaica on 8:58 PM in the second match in Pool D later on Friday before concluding their group stage matches with a match against Australia at 12:50 E.A.T on Saturday 30 July.

“We get our Commonwealth Games Rugby 7s campaign underway with a match against Uganda at 12.50 pm EAT on 29 July before taking on Jamaica at 8.58 pm EAT the same day. We will wind up our Pool D fixtures against Australia at 12.50 pm EAT on 30 July,” Kenya Rugby Union confirmed.

Kenya Sevens will be keen to better their 2018 performance as they head to this event. Shujaa were pooled alongside New Zealand, Canada and Zambia in Pool C and finished second in the pool with seven points, it was after wins over Canada and Zambia but a defeat to All Blacks saw them miss out on the semis.

They finished seventh after losses to Australia and Wales in the classification round.

Rugby at Commonwealth games

Men’s Rugby 7s has been contested at every Commonwealth Games since Kuala Lumpur in 1998, with a women’s sport debuting at the Gold Coast 2018 Games. It is a core sport on the schedule, which means it will be played at all future Games.

New Zealand won every single Commonwealth Games men’s Rugby 7s tournament until losing in the final to South Africa at Glasgow 2014. However, they regained their title at Gold Coast 2018, with the New Zealand women’s team making it a unique double.

Rugby sevens in the 2022 Commonwealth Games are set to take place at Coventry Stadium from July 29 to July 31, 2022.

About Coventry Stadium

Coventry Stadium and Arena has become a world-class attraction in Coventry since its formal opening in 2005. The stadium can hold more than 32,500 people, with a capacity of 40,000 for music events. It also serves as the home of Premiership Rugby Team Wasps and Coventry City FC.

It has witnessed several remarkable sports moments, such as Coventry-born Andy Goode establishing an Aviva Premiership Rugby record for the most points scored in a single match, and Wasps winning the Champions Cup for the first time.

It set a sports event attendance record in 2015, with 32,019 Wasps and Leicester Tigers fans showing their support in the local rivalry. It has earned multiple national accolades and is one of the country’s major conference and exposition locations.