Brave Rising Lionesses make history with maiden Rugby 7s Youth Olympic Gold

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 – Kenya’s national women’s junior rugby sevens team, the Rising Lionesses, made history on Tuesday after clinching their maiden gold medal at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar with a dramatic 17-12 victory over rugby powerhouse Australia. Michael Mmboga emerged as the match-winner, grounding the decisive sudden-death try to spark wild celebrations among the Kenyan players and their supporters. The thrilling final had to be settled in sudden death after the Rising Lionesses produced a remarkable late comeback to force a draw in regulation time. Rising Lionesses in a...

Michael Mmboga emerged as the match-winner, grounding the decisive sudden-death try to spark wild celebrations among the Kenyan players and their supporters.

The thrilling final had to be settled in sudden death after the Rising Lionesses produced a remarkable late comeback to force a draw in regulation time.

With Kenya trailing in the closing moments, Josephine Kerubo stepped up with a clever dummy to score a converted try at the final buzzer, taking the match into extra time.

Australia had taken an early lead immediately after kick-off, but co-captain Zain Hido responded for Kenya, swiftly collecting the ball from the restart to cross the try line and level the scores at the half-time buzzer.

The Australians appeared to have secured victory when they scored a converted try with two minutes remaining, putting themselves in a commanding position.

Source: Capital FM Sports