Bok Women fall to Kenya in final but climb to second in Challenger standings

Despite the defeat, they were still able to move up to second place on the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger log.

South Africa, who finished third last weekend, are on 34 points, with the Kenyans, who defended their title from last weekend, at the top on 40 points. Argentina and Colombia are third and fourth respectively with 30 points.

The final was a huge disappointment for the crowd who showed up. The Bok Women, who lost Zintle Mpupha due to suspension for a high tackle in the semi-final, failed to fire a shot, with numerous handling errors the order of the day.

No less than six handling errors occurred when the final pass was delivered, with both wingers, Maria Tshiremba and Ayanda Malinga, not on song.

Kenya, on the other hand, remained patient with ball in hand and pounced when it mattered. They scored tries on either side of the break and nailed the coffin shut with a converted try with just under two minutes to play.

To compound matters for the home side, they lost Kayla Swarts with injury near the end of the match.

Earlier on Saturday, the Bok Women's Sevens had to dig deep but ultimately did enough to book their spot in the final with a 21-15 victory over Czechia in the first semi-final.

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