The 2025 Driftwood 7s tournament kicked off successfully at the Mombasa Sports Club with four teams going unbeaten after the first day. Defending Champions Kenya Harlequins topped Pool A with three victories, 14-7 over BlakBlad, 17-00 over Mwamba and a resounding 45-00 over MMUST Rugby.
In Pool B, Kabras Sugar RFC secured a 26-00 win over Nakuru, 21-07 over Impala and 29-00 over the Catholic Monks. KCB was the third side to go unbeaten as they saw off their opponents Daystar 24-14 before sealing off their top of the Pool position with 43-00 and 40-00 wins over hosts Mombasa Sports Club and Nondies respectively.
Pool D action saw Strathmore Leos see off Menengai Oilers 14-05 to seal their position at the top. This victory was preceded by a 28-00 victory over Kabarak University and a 26-00 win over Stallions Rugby.
The 36th edition of Driftwood 7s also had upsets in day one as Mwamba, Impala, Kabarak and Mombasa wrapped up their day one action without registering a single victory. This performance saw them finish at the bottom of their pools.
Speaking after their first two matches, Kabras Coach Marlin Mukolwe reiterated that their target for the weekend is to secure the victory. He added that they have tweaked their starting line ups on day one as they work on finding their perfect combinations.
Defending Champions Kenya Harlequin’s coach Simon Odongo echoed the same sentiments regarding his squad selection and targets for the weekend.
We caught up with @KenyaHarlequins Head Coach Simon Odongo. He gives an update on their performance so far at the #Driftwood7s tournament.#Sportpesa7s #RoadToSafari7s2025 #NSC2025 #TuskerNaRugby pic.twitter.com/povotM9aVG
— Kenya Rugby (@OfficialKRU) July 26, 2025
The day two pairings are as below:
9:00AM: Challenge Trophy QF1: KU Blakblad vs Impala
9:20AM: Challenge Trophy QF2: Stallions Rugby vs Mombasa RFC
9:40AM: Challenge Trophy QF3: Catholic Monks vs Mwamba RFC
10:00AM: Challenge Trophy QF4: Daystar Falcons vs Kabarak University
10:20AM: Cup QF1: Quins vs Nakuru
10:40AM: Cup QF2: Strathmore vs Nondies
11:00AM: Cup QF3: Kabras vs MMUST
11:20AM: Cup QF4: KCB vs Oilers
Get all the Day one scores here.
