The draw for the first leg of the Western Union National Sevens Circuit has been released. Last year's champions Mwamba are drawn in a relatively easy Pool A alongside Blak Blad, Masinde Muliro University and Siaya KMTC. Runners' up KCB are in Pool B with JKUAT, Daystar and Kisumu. The event is a twenty four team affair, touted as giving the numerous teams in Western Kenya an opportunity to participate in the NSC. It would be interesting to see what would happen should upsets occur and a team not invited to other legs take a podium finish.
The full draw is
Pool A: Mwamba, Blak Blad, Masinde Muliro University, Siaya KMTC.
Pool B: KCB, JKUAT, Daystar, Kisumu.
Pool C: Nakuru, KCA, Moi University, Flames.
Pool D: Impala, USIU, Kenya Poly, Mombasa Poly.
Pool E: Strathmore, Quins, Bungoma, Catholic.
Pool F: Nondies, Machine, Egerton, Maseno.
In the 24-team format, only the top team in the pool and the next two best runners' up qualify for the main cup quarter finals. Interesting will be Pool E with Nakuru 10's winners Strathmoe and former NSC champions Quins. Missing from the event this weekend will be all the National 7's team players who have been exempted from the circuit by request of the National Coach, Benjamin Ayimba.
I will try to get the order of play and post that here as well.
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