Kisii School
will lock horns with Upper Hill School in the Federation of East African
Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) rugby 15s semi-finals on
Tuesday.
Upper Hill
topped Pool A to book a slot in the semi-finals while Kisii, the national runners-up
up finished second in Pool B after winning their last group game.
Kisii
overcame Busoga College 32-0 on Monday evening at a rain-drenched Kakamega
Bullring. Kisii School coach, Edwin Morara, said they are ready for the encounter
against Upper Hill School.
“It was a comfortable
win against Busoga College. Upper Hill will be a difficult opponent, but we are
ready to face them,” said Morara.
In the
second semi-finals, it will also be an all-Kenyan affair with East Africa
champions, All Saints Embu, facing national champions Vihiga Boys.
Vihiga
progressed to the semis on points difference after they tied with Jinja SS from
Uganda on nine points. Jinja upset Vihiga 18-13 in an ill-tempered match.
All Saints, coached by Benson Mwenda, maintained their 100 per cent record following their
26-03 win over Kings College Buddo.
Mwenda said,
“We have a few injuries. In the semis, we shall give it our all. We lost at the
semis in the nationals, and it will not happen again here. I want to assure the
people back at Embu that we are retaining our title.”
In Rugby Sevens, Bungoma High School and St Peter’s Mumias are in pole position to lift the title
with one game to go. On Monday, Bungoma High, led by the head of the technical
bench, Titus Wangila, won their two games.
They started
with a hard-fought 14-7 win against compatriots Friends School Bwake before hitting
Kings College Maya 26-7. A win against Uganda’s Makerere College on Tuesday
will assure Bungoma High of the title.
“It’s not
over yet. We have had a good run in the tournament, and we want to crown it with
a win on the final day so that we are declared national champions. The boys are
ready for the fight.”
National Sevens' champions St. Peter’s Mumias stumbled in their bid to reclaim the regional Sevens title, battling to a 7-7 draw against Western region rivals Koyonzo High. St. Peter’s Mumias will conclude their games against St Mary’s College, Kisubi.
St. Peter’s
leads the standings with 19 points same as Bungoma High, but the Saints have a
better points difference. Friends School Bwake are third with 15 points and
Koyonzo fourth with 12.
Koyonzo and Friends School Bwake will battle for the third position. Koyonzo will play at London College while Bwake will entertain Mbarara High School.
In the girls'
category, Kinale will be declared new regional champions following an
unbeaten run in the competition. On Monday, Kinale, coached by Allan Bush, defeated Nkoma Secondary School 29-0, while regional champions St Joseph’s Girls, Kitale, saw off Paul Harris 15-0. St Teresa’s Kithimu overcame Jinja 7-5 in a
closely contested game.
On Tuesday, Kinale
Girls will conclude their games against Jinja Secondary from Uganda, while St
Joseph’s, Kitale, will play Nkoma. Kithimu will battle it out
with Kenyan rival Paul Harris.
Kinale lead the standings with nine points same as Jinja, but Kinale has a better points difference, while Kithimu is third with seven points and St Joseph’s fourth with six points.
