Madagascar shock Kenya in women’s international — Rugby Afrique

Madagascar will now look to make it two out of two when they take on the Kenya Lionesses in the second match of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup on 11 July

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 5, 2021 — Kenya Lionesses suffered a shock 27–15 defeat in the hands of Madagascar in their first of two Rugby Africa Women’s Cup played at the Nyayo Stadium on Saturday 3 July.

Madagascar arrived in the country on the evening of Wednesday 30 June with the aim of winning both matches and improving on their World Rugby ranking.

The win came as a surprise to many including the Makis Head Coach Rafalimanana Joseph Berthin. “The win came as a surprise to all of us; we know the history of the Kenyan team and their profile. They are more physical and athletic and that is why the win against them was surprising.”

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Kenya Rugby Union (KRU).

Originally published at https://www.rugbyafrique.com on July 5, 2021.