Date of birth | 7 August 2000 | ||||||||||
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Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||
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Kevin Wekesa (born 7 August 2000) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He represented Kenya at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [1] [2]
The Portugal national rugby sevens team played for the first time in 1992, at the Catania Sevens, World Cup 1993 European Qualifier. The team plays in competitions such as the World Sevens Series, the European Sevens Grand Prix Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Portugal has a record of eight European titles—in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011—although Portugal has not made the semifinals since 2012. Pedro Leal and Gonçalo Foro are two notable sevens players.
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