Fixtures and where to watch Shujaa’s matches in Uruguay Challenger Series

The men’s national 7s team, Shujaa, will be hoping to extend their winning streak in the second outing of the Challenger Series 2024 set to take place in Montevideo, Uruguay from 8-10 March.

The Kevin ‘Bling’ Wambua-coached side is optimistic about building on the first outing held in Dubai back in January as they continue with their quest of gaining promotion back to the World Sevens Series.

Fresh from winning the Dubai leg where they beat Chile 12-5 in the final, Wambua expects a tough test once again over the three-day tournament.

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Vincent Onyala, Shujaa's co-captain, backed the team to claim the Uruguay series and set eyes on returning to the HSBC SVNS having suffered humiliating relegation in 2023 after 19 years.

"We had a stellar performance in the first one and we hope to replicate the same here at the second leg. We are ready for the task and we hope our fans are out there supporting us. We are not going to disappoint you," Onyala stated.

He noted that the team was using the Challenger Series as a build up towards the Paris Olympics 2024 where they are hoping to secure what would be a historic podium finish.

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Fixtures

Kenya 7s first match will be against Portugal at 9:01 pm (EAT), a side which the coach described as a tactical and more dangerous.

Shujaa's second match will be up against Georgia on Saturday at 1:48 am and the tactician has termed them as a tough side.

Their last match will be against last season's Challenger Seven series winner Tonga at 2046 EAT.

Lionesses will also be looking to exert their dominance when they take on Hong Kong on Friday at 6:36 pm in their opening match.

Their second match will be against Papua New Guinea at 11:26 pm (EAT) and their final match will be against Belgium on Saturday at 6:21 pm (EAT).

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Where to Watch

For fans eager to catch the action, the Uruguay Challenger will be broadcast live on RugbyPassTV.

Additionally, live scoring and pool standings can be tracked through the HSBC Sevens Challenger website.

Ahead of the tie, the men’s team, Shujaa have made five changes to the side that won the cup final at January’s opening round in Dubai.

Dennis Abukuse and Ben Salem return to the side while Lamec Ambetsa, Chrisant Ojwang and Elvis Olukusi are in line for their debuts in South America.

Missing out is Patrick Odongo who top-scored with 11 tries in Dubai. Odongo is recovering from an injury sustained during Daystar Falcons’ KRU Championship 39-12 victory against Kabarak University three weeks ago.

Brian Tanga, who is recovering from illness, also misses out while Festus Shiasi, William Mwanji and Brian Mutugi were not included in the travelling team.

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