Masaku Sevens is arguably one of the biggest rugby
tournaments in the country and undoubtabley the biggest in Machakos County.
The
Machakos stadium, also known as Kenyatta stadium playing host this year and as
expected the stadium was packed with
fans from all over the country looking forward to an action filled event.
Now this year, Meru county have decided they will not be
left out, and so the county has organized their own Sevens tournament dubbed
Meru sevens, that is to kick off from 5th July to 6th.
This is yet again another boost for sports in Meru County as
Tusker F.C relocated and is using Meru’s refurbished Kinoru Stadium as their
home ground for their Kenya Premier League matches.
By coming up with such a tournament, Meru County are looking
forward to making Meru a rugby hub and a home for nurturing the county’s young
talented players.
This event would be run by the Rugby Federation of Kenya and
coordinated by the Meru County Focus Group (MCFG).
However, to be able to match up to Masaku Sevens, Meru
Sevens organizers will have to do much more as they have done very little to publicize
the tournament.
Also the idea of including former rugby national team coach
Benjamin Anyimba to the organizational team has been argued by some as not such
a good idea because of Anyimba’s position as tournament director for Masaku
Sevens.
16 teams are expected to participate in the tournament from
various parts of the country and outside, both professional and amateur club
sides.
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