Kenya win first two Africa Men's 7s games in Mauritius; Madagascar next

Kenya won their first two Pool B games at the Africa Men's 7s Series in Mauritius on Saturday 3 October 2026, beating Namibia 34-12 and Réunion 19-0, according to Scrummage Africa.

The national sevens side, known as Shujaa and also called the Morans, play Madagascar in their last pool match. Scrummage reports that game will decide who finishes top of the group. Mozzart Sport's fixture list puts the kick-off at 14:40 East Africa Time.

How the Réunion game went

Kenya scored three tries at the SPARC Complex in Cascavelle. Lucky Onyango opened the scoring after breaking into space on the left wing. David Nyangige then set up co-captain Rayvone Ambale, who beat two defenders and dived over to make it 12-0, according to Scrummage. Dennis Livoi finished the scoring after what the report calls a spectacular team effort.

Madagascar beat Réunion 33-0 in Pool B earlier in the day, according to the results list on the same Scrummage page.

Onyango and Livoi are among four players who made their first appearances for the national side in this event. The others are Patrick Sabatia and Glacious Owino, Scrummage reported on 30 September. Head coach Kevin Wambua picked them after the National Sevens Circuit, and the co-captains are Elvis Olukusi and Rayvone Ambale.

A tournament delayed by Ebola concerns

The tournament was first scheduled for 20–21 June and was postponed over public health concerns linked to an Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, Mozzart Sport reported. When it was postponed, Rugby Africa and the Mauritius Rugby Union said no Ebola cases had been reported among participating teams, officials or tournament staff, or within Mauritius.

It now runs on 3 and 4 October. Eight teams are entered: Kenya, hosts Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar, Egypt, Burkina Faso and Réunion. Uganda, part of the original line-up, will not take part in the rescheduled event, Mozzart said, describing Kenya as the only East African representative.

Scrummage describes the event as the second round of the revised 2026 Africa Men's Sevens Series. Safari Sevens, the home tournament, follows at Nyayo National Stadium from 9 to 11 October.

What happens next

The tournament continues on Sunday 4 October.