Missed last week but was taking a break. My break may be extended slightly. Not really a sevens fan but the National Sevens Circuit begins this weekend with the Dala Sevens in Kisumu. A record number of teams have been registered and the organisers have tried to tier the competition in an attempt to make for higher quality matches, especially on day 1. Good intentions, and I like the idea of the best of the bottom tier having a chance at the main cup trophy Plaudits to the organisers. Especially since I see a team that in the past consistently made it to the main cup quarters grouped with the bottom lot of teams. My wonder is are these teams encouraged to play full fifteen-a-side rugby or are we content with them only playing sevens? If they are only playing sevens, are there enough tournaments for them to play in to keep the fit and busy year round? And if they are, is there an objective path to them being included in the top tier competition next time?
As an aside, I've not heard of a circuit sponsor. Sponsor fatigue or lack of value, or too many fights with host clubs, or just no insider to push the deal through? Will we see a drop in tournament hosting standards as a result or was the trickle down of the sponsorship a pittance anyway? Will there be any uniformity of quality/standards at the events or was there none to start with? Anyway, wishing the defending circuit champions Mwamba well and to all the challengers, put up a fight this time.
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the raso there is no sponsor is the jokers called sports venture who are bila skills have been unable to collect or convince anybody ,now watch Safari sevens fail ,comemwangi muthee swallow your pride and let people who know what they are doing run kenya rugby your cronies have all failed miserably
Okongo - Your debate on big clubs developing small clubs is totally misplaced. The job of development is the KRU's and since it is coming a cropper you as Mwangi's pint or point man is trying to shift debate and responsibility.
Do you see Man U or Man City helping Sheffield United or Sheffield Wednesday?
Of course not.
By the way where are the millions Mwangi promised would flow into the game?
Having been to Kisumu and Dala I will commend the clubs for sourcing sponsorship on their own but the KRU have not brought anything extraordinary on board.
Kwiks sema kitu ama wacha kuiba.
And oh yes who is going to represent Kenya in New Zealand?...LMRAO...Grrrrrr
SGM to discuss frivilous issues bring it own it is time to put MM and co in thier place
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