The Kenya men’s national sevens team, Shujaa, are in Pool A for the second round of the 2022/23 Sevens World Series in Dubai on 2/3 December.
The side who finished 15th overall at the season opening leg in Hong Kong this past weekend have been drawn against series champions and leaders Australia, former series winners South Africa and Great Britain.
This year’s series has relegation and will be reduced to 12 teams for the 2023/24 season so as to achieve equality between the men’s and women’s Series.
The 15th ranked core team following the tenth round in Toulouse will be relegated. The teams ranked 12th, 13th and 14th will enter a four-team relegation play-off together with the Challenger Series 2023 winners at the eleventh and final round of the Series in London.
The relegation play-off will be round-robin format with the top two teams then playing a final. The winner will become the 12th core team on the 2024 Series, while the other three teams will participate in the Challenger Series 2024.
