Hidden Talent emerge victorious in Women’s U19 action as Safari Sevens get underway

By the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU)

Hidden Talent won the Women’s U19 title with a 28-0 win over Huruma as the Safari Sevens got underway at the RFUEA Ground on Friday 9 November 2018.

Daisy Zubeida landed a converted try to put Hidden Talent 7-0 up after asking questions of Huruma. Zubeida landed her brace, the conversion good as Hidden Talent took a 14-0 lead into the break. Joyce Muigai raced clear to score under the posts, the conversion sailing over the bar for a 21-0 lead. Edith Saleh scored a converted try at the death to win it for them.

The two sides qualified for the cup final after topping their semifinals, Hiddent Talent stopping Nguvu
Community 28-0 while Huruma stunned pre-match favorites Nakuru 15-5 in a pulsating encounter.

The two teams had earlier topped their respective pools,Hidden Talent topping Pool A after winning all their
fixtures as Huruma claimed pole position in Pool C.

Nguvu Community and Nakuru played out an exciting 3rd place playoff,Nakuru finishing 3rd with a 21-14 win.Nanyuki Knights stopped Nile Road 12-0 to claim 5th place.

Maono were 7th place finishers after beating Nanyuki Minners 19-5. Community claimed 9th place with a 15-0 win over St. Teresa as St. Christine finished 11th overall with a 10-0 walkover result over Top Mark.

Women’s U19 Competition, Friday 9 November 2018, RFUEA Ground

FULL RESULTS

Preliminaries
🏉Nile Road v Community Rugby 20-0
🏉Huruma v Nanyuki Knights 22-0
🏉 Maono v Nguvu Community 12-14
🏉St Christines v Nanyuki Minners 0-22
🏉Nakuru v Community Rugby 38-0
🏉Top Mark v Nanyuki Knights 0-14
🏉St. Teresa’s v Nguvu Community 5-28
🏉Hidden Talent v Nanyuki Minners 51-0
🏉Nile Road v Nakuru 0-35
🏉Huruma v Top Mark 10-0
🏉Maono v St. Teresa 5-26
🏉St. Christines v Hidden Talent 0 – 56

Playoffs
🏉St. Teresa v Top Mark 10-0
🏉 Community v St. Christine 24-5
🏉Nile Road v Nanyuki Minners 22-5
🏉 Maono v Nanyuki Knights 14-19

Cup Semifinal 1
🏉Hidden Talent v Nguvu Community 28-0

Cup Semifinal 2
🏉Nakuru v Huruma 5-15

11th Place Final
🏉St. Christine v Top Mark 10-0

9th Place Final
🏉St. Teresa v Community 0-15

7th Place Final
🏉 Nanyuki Minners v Maono 5-19

5th Place Final
🏉 Nile Road v Nanyuki Knights 0-123

3rd Place Playoff

🏉Nakuru v Nguvu Community 21-12

Cup Final
🏉Hidden Talent v Huruma 28-0