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Shujaa face Samoa and Spain in crunch promotion playoffs

Rugby

By Washington Onyango | May 31, 2024

Kenya Sevens dreams of returning to the World Rugby Sevens Series currently known as HSBC SVNS Series will be at stake on Friday when Shujaa face off against Samoa and Spain in the promotion and relegation playoffs at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid.

A total of 16 men and women teams are gathered in Spain for the three-day event which will see the HSBC SVNS 2024 champions crowned in a winner-takes-all Grand Final involving the top eight placed men’s and women’s teams from the regular season.

The promotion and relegation play off competition will also see a further eight men’s and women’s teams play to secure their HSBC SVNS status during Sunday's qualifier final matches. Four men’s and women’s teams will earn tickets to the next season's competition.

The high-stakes promotion and relegation play-off competition will involve teams ranked ninth to twelfth in SVNS 2024 competing with the top four teams from the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024.

The competition format involves two groups of four teams to decide who plays who in the all-important play off matches on Sunday, with the winners of the resulting four cross-over matches securing their place in HSBC SVNS 2025, while the losing teams will enter the regional qualification pathway for the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025.