KENYA WOMEN CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF WORLD RUGBY HSBC SEVENS CHALLENGER 2025

April 13TH, 2025

History was made as Kenya Women were crowned overall champions of the HSBC Sevens Challenger Series, following a string of impressive performances across all three rounds. They kicked off their campaign in style by winning the opening two tournaments in Cape Town, displaying consistency, skill, and resilience throughout.

Their dominance in Cape Town set the tone — securing back-to-back titles with commanding wins. Despite a tough final leg in Krakow, where they finished third at Henryk Reyman's Municipal Stadium, their cumulative success was enough to seal the series crown.

Kenya’s Captain Grace Okulu said after raising the trophy: It’s actually been a tough couple of days in Krakow but we bounced back and we were able to win the series. Since last year we didn’t qualify so this year we really had a lot to do.

It actually feels amazing, I don’t think anyone in Kenya Rugby has ever done this! But being the first females and for us to be the champions of the series, it actually means so much to us.

It’s always nice having Kenyans around, it’s always a party! If you know where the party is, you’ll always find Kenyans! We are so lucky so have our fans come to support us all the way."