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This years Cape Fear tournament did not disappoint as over 24 teams slotted there names into the draw basket Friday evening to determine their schedules for the weekend. 8 teams in the social, 8 in the open and 8 teams in the main cup. The tournament continues to grow as evidenced by the increased competitiveness and broad range of teams it pulls each year. This years tourney saw 2 new debutants, the Bahamas and an England University All-Star side that eventually went up against Northern Virginia (NOVA) in the Men's Open final to clinch the main cup and of course some of the usual suspects.
Kenya Exiles II played in the open division and registered 2 wins against Fort Bragg and Virginia RFC respectively and one loss which was enough to get them through to the quarters where they faced Gladiators. This was by far their best game as they held the Gladiators to a 4 minutes defensive stronghold in their 22 and denied them the try for a 14-10 victory.
In the semis the went up against “Old toe de Rosa???(for the second time in the 2 day tournament) who proved too strong in the second half forcing the Kenyans out of the tournament by a score of 21-0.
In the main cup Kenya Exiles 1 went up against Cape Fear whom they dealt a 31-0 win and Washington Widgets who managed 7 points to our 45. This set up a date with England University All Stars fpr the last match of pool play of the day.This seemed to be a level of rudge ahead of everyone else. There size and speed was more than the boys bargained for and succumbed a 42-0 loss. This positioned Kenya I as a second seed for the quarters on day 2. In the quarters, Kenya 1 faced a persistent Bahamas who edged them 14-12 in a close finish.
In the main cup final NOVA was able to touch down the first try of the weekend against this English side to take a 5-0 lead into the half time break. However, the English side took complete control in the second half and coasted to another easy victory. When the final whistle blew the score was England University All-Stars 26, NOVA 5.
Team 1: Leslie Mango, Tony Ongoro, Eddie Odhiambo, Eric Kiarie, Ishmael Olewe, Jerry Ogallo, Richard Kanda, Nick Olewe, Chris Kombo , Caleb Langat and Misha Okutoi.
Team 2: George Mokuasi, Clyde Owino, Alex Muriuki , Ernest Waweru, Brian Ngusale, Edward Omuse, Dennis Wesonga, Tom Ojulu and Kaki Muniafu.
Next stop is Memphis, Tennessee for the Elvis 7’s on August 5th. Come support the team.
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