Kenya Lionesses To Compete In Inaugural Women's Challenger Sevens Series

12th February 2020

The tournament will take place at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on March 28 and 29, 2020.

PHOTO | Daily Nation
PHOTO | Daily Nation
SUMMARY
  • The Kenya women’s national sevens team, Lionesses, are among the 12 teams lined up to compete at the inaugural HSBC Sevens Challenger Series event in South Africa
  • The standalone event will see 12 teams who have qualified from all six World Rugby regions competing to win a coveted core place on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the 2021 season

NAIROBI, Kenya- The Kenya women’s national sevens team, Lionesses, are among the 12 teams lined up to compete at the inaugural HSBC Sevens Challenger Series event in South Africa.

The tournament will take place at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on March 28 and 29, 2020.

The standalone event will see 12 teams who have qualified from all six World Rugby regions competing to win a coveted core place on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the 2021 season.

The Lionesses will compete alongside alongside Argentina, Belgium, China, Colombia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Scotland and hosts South Africa.

The 12 teams will be drawn into three pools of four that will compete towards a grand final where the winner gains core team status on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021.

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