All is set for the Prinsloo Sevens Rugby Tournament that is scheduled to take place from August 4 to 6 at the Nakuru Athletics Club.

Speaking during a press briefing, Prinsloo Sevens Tournament Director Edward Moseti said this will be the 14th edition of the tournament, adding that this year's tournament will start with the women's competition and age-group matches.

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"Prinsloo was first held in 2007 and has become a key series in the six legs that make up the National Sevens circuit. Nakuru RFC are the first team in this year's Sevens to play in the Age Grade and Women's competitions," Mr Moseti said.

A total of 40 teams will take part in this year's tournament with 16 in Division One, 24 in Division Two and the rest in the Age Grade and Women's divisions.

The organisers also received a cheque from Sportpesa, one of the sponsors of the event.

Sportpesa Public Relations and Advertising Manager Willis Ojwang, who presented the cheque to Nakuru RFC officials, said the organisation believes in the growth and potential of sports in the country and that is why they are coming to support sports in the country.

"We are coming to support teams in the country. We are this year's sponsors of the Sevens circuit. The winning teams in this year's Prinsloo tournament will receive up to Sh325,000 in prize money. The women's team will receive Sh100,000 in prize money while the Division Two teams will receive Sh70,000," said Ojwang.

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Kenya Rugby Union director Thomas Odundo thanked Nakuru RFC for agreeing to host the age-grade and women's competitions.

"We are expecting an average of 300-400 players to play active rugby at the ground this weekend. We continue to appreciate the support of our sponsors as the Sevens circuit has grown from four to six legs. As a result, we are seeing more and more people playing rugby professionally. We welcome everyone to this year's Prinsloo," Mr Odundo said.

Also present at the launch was Nakuru's CECM Sports, Josephine Acheing', who took the opportunity to invite people to come and enjoy Prinsloo.

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"For us to make it to the Olympics, we start by nurturing talent at an early age. We will have kids between 12 and 18 years old playing on Friday. Let us come out in large numbers from Friday to Sunday to support and enjoy the game of rugby," Ms Achieng said.

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All is set for the Prinsloo Rugby Tournament

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