Kenya Lionesses lose 10-12 to South Africa
Rugby
By
Washington Onyango
| Feb 14, 2026
Kenya Lionesses lost their second Nairobi HSBC SVNS match after going down 12-10 to African champions South Africa at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday evening.
Shiniqwa Lamprecht opened the scores in the second minute to hand the South Africans an early 7-0 lead with Nadine Roos adding the extras before Lionesses captain Sheila Chajira went over for an unconverted try as Kenya trailed 7-5.
Maria Tshiremba struck again for South Africa, who led 12-5 at the break.
Missed conversion would come to hunt Kenya after Moreen Muritu scored, but the Lionesses failed to convert at the death to tie the game.
Kenya has now lost two matches after earlier going 15-12 down to China.
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Despite opening the game with a comeback 15-12 win over Brazil, the hosts have found the going tough but will have a chance to redeem themselves on Sunday.
Kenya will play Argentina and Spain.
Meanwhile, Spain hammered China 21-0 while Argentina crushed Brazil 28-17 in the South American derby.
The top four teams after the three-legged Division Two games will proceed to the World Championships later this year in what will double as qualifiers for the Division One.