Kenya Harlequin FC dethroned Mwamba as the Airtel Dala Sevens Champions.
They beat the Black Shirts 28-17 in a sea-saw final at the Kisumu Polytechnic ground on Sunday.
The final was a closely contested affair. Collins Injera scored for Mwamba and Lavin Asego converted for an early 7-0 lead.
This lead was cancelled by Nato Simiyu who went over the chalk line and Eden Agero converted to level the scores 7-7.
William Ambaka broke the deadlock scoring a try which Agero converted as Quins led 14-7. Just before the break, Injera went over for his second as Quins led 14-12 at halftime.
On resumption, Michael Agevi regained the lead for Mwamba with an unconverted try, 17-14. The tide changed when Felix Ayange scored for Quins and Agero slotted the conversion to re-take Quins’ lead 21-17.
It was a lead they did not surrender because Simiyu, who crossed over from Impala was next over with a try for Quins which Agero converted for a comfortable 28-17 lead which won the Ngong Road sides their second trophy.
Main Cup semi-finals
In the main cup semi-finals, Kevin Keegan opened the account for Quins before William Ambaka barged over and Nato Simiyu converted for a 12-0 lead. Patrice Agunda was next over as Quins extended their lead 17-0 at halftime.
On resumption, Eden Agero touched down and Simiyu converted for a 24-0 lead. Two more tries, one of which was converted saw Quins comfortably win 36-0 to reach the final.
In the other semi-final, a converted Collins Kimani try saw KCB lead Mwamba 7-0.Kimani completed his brace and Fabian Olando added the extra two points for the bankers to lead 14-0.
Dennis Ombachi scored Mwamba’s first try and Lavin Asego converted to cut KCB’s lead to only seven points at halftime. Michael Agevi scored a try and Asego kept a cool nerve to convert for a 14-14 tie at regulation time as the teams went into sudden death play. Ombachi scored the decisive try to land Mwamba for a repeat final against Quins.
Impala clinch plate,Strathmore Bowl
The Plate final was won by Impala who beat Homeboyz 10-7. Homeboyz narrowly beat the Menengai Oil-sponsored Nakuru 7-5 to reach the plate final and set a date with Impala who edged out Western Bulls 19-12 in the other semi-final.
In the final, Homeboyz led 7-5 at halftime. On resumption, Vincent Mose, the Impala utility back and captain scored a try to regain Impala’s lead 10-7. This was enough for Impala to clinch the Plate.
Strathmore University won the bowl by beating KCA University 43-0. The Shield winners were Daystar University who beat Thika RFC 17-5 and Bungoma beat Kakamega 22-0 to take the Spear.
Collated Results:
Division One: Main Cup quarters: Quins 19 Nakuru 15, Homeboyz 17 Kisumu 22, KCB 21 Impala 14, Mwamba 17 Western Bulls 0; Semi-finals: Quins 36 Kisumu 0, KCB 14 Mwamba 19; Final: Quins 28 Mwamba 17. Plate semis: Homeboyz 7 Nakuru 5, Impala 19 Western Bulls 12; Final: Homeboyz 7 Impala 10. Bowl quarters: Catholic University 10 Unicef Kakamega 19, Strathmore University 27 Comras 0, Stormers 21 Mumias 5, KCA University 14 Kisumu II 5; Semi-finals: Strathmore University 36 Unicef Kakamega 0, KCA University 19 Stormers 14; Final: Strathmore University 43 KCA University 0. Shield: Blak Blad 17 Kericho 12, Daystar University 14 Webuye 0, Eldoret 0 Thika 14, Multimedia 12 Masaku 17; Semi-final: Blak Blad 0 Daystar University 10, Thika 12 Masaku 5; Final: Daystar University 17 Thika 5. Spear: Busia 0 Masinde Muliro 14, Kisii 0 Bungoma 14, Molo 5 Kakamega 12, Mbale 0 Siaya MTC 14; Semi-final: Masinde Muliro 0 Bungoma 14, Kakamega 24 Siaya MTC 5; Final: Bungoma 22 Kakamega 0. Day one results Division one Pool A: Quins 43 Blak Blad 7, Western Bulls 29 Catholic University 7, Quins 57 Catholic University 0, Western Bulls 12 Blak Blad 12, Blak Blad 5 Catholic University 7, Quins 20 Western Bulls 0. Pool B: Mwamba 43 KCA University 0, Nakuru 14 Multimedia 0, Mwamba 42 Multimedia 0, Nakuru 36 KCA University 7, KCA University 17 Multimedia 5, Mwamba 28 Nakuru 12. Pool C: KCB 14 Eldoret 0, Kisumu 29 Stormers 7, KCB 41 Stormers 0, Kisumu 14 Eldoret 0, Eldoret 0 Stormers 14, KCB 17 Kisumu 0. Pool D: Strathmore 12 Impala 12, Homeboyz 33 Daystar 5, Strathmore 27 Daystar 0, Homeboyz 12 Impala 12, Impala 40 Daystar 0, Strathmore 12 Homeboyz 15. Division Two results Pool E: Kisumu II 24 Siaya 0, Busia 0 Masaku 22, Kisumu II 17 Masaku 0, Busia 31 Siaya MTC 0, Siaya MTC 5 Masaku 19, Kisumu II 5 Busia 12. Pool F: Kericho 14 Unicef Kakamega 22, Masinde Muliro 10 Mbale 7, Kericho 14 Mbale 7, Masinde Muliro 0 Unicef Kakamega 31, Unicef Kakamega 14 Mbale 12, Kericho 12 Masinde Muliro University 0. Pool G: Bungoma 0 Comras 19, Webuye 7 Molo 19, Bungoma 10 Molo 19, Webuye 10 Comras 5, Comras 26 Molo 5, Bungoma 0 Webuye 5. Pool H: Kakamega 0 Kisii 26, Thika 12 Mumias 5, Kakamega 5 Mumias 28, Thika 24 Kisii 12, Kisii 12 Mumias 19, Kakamega 5 Thika 12.
Eric Odanga
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