Samuel Oliech

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Samuel Oliech
Date of birth (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
Kenya 7s

Samuel Oliech (born 15 December 1993) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He competed for Kenya 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3] He was also part of the victorious team that won the 2016 Singapore Sevens. [4] He competed for Kenya at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Kenya name Sevens squads for Olympics". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  2. Makori, Elias (16 July 2016). "Ayimba names Kenya 7s teams for Rio Olympics". nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. "OLIECH Samuel". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  4. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. April 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  5. Collins, Amanga (2022-09-02). "Kenya Sevens squad for 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens". www.pd.co.ke. Retrieved 2022-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Njuguna, William (2022-09-03). "Injera recalled to Shujaa squad ahead of Rugby World Cup Sevens". The Star. Retrieved 2022-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)