Coach Benedict Nyamu’s charges lifted their first silverware with a 12-7 win over the students at the Tisap 7s, following a sudden death try by Charles Odhiambo.

At the RFUEA Grounds on Saturday, Nondies began their Kabeberi campaign on a high, beating Kenya Harlequin 12-7 before dismissing Tessen Warriors 26-10 in their second Pool A encounter.

They made it three out of three with a 22-10 victory over Kenyatta University’s Blak Blad to complete their pool games with an unblemished record.

On their part, the students drew 5-5 with Nakuru RFC in their first match but recovered to wallop Impala RFC 33-5 before making mince meat of Kisumu RFC, winning 28-0.

Elsewhere, current National Sevens Circuit (NSC) leaders Kabras Sugar will be hoping that Menengai Oilers do not play the role of ‘evil sibling’ by eliminating them at the quarterfinal edge — hence denying them their second ever NSC title.

The sugar millers thrashed Daystar University Falcons 22-7 in their first match of the day before a surprise 17-17 deadlock with Masinde Muliro University in their second tie.

Coach Felix Ayange’s side recovered to beat hosts Mwamba RFC 21-10 to establish supremacy in Pool C.

Their siblings made light work of Catholic University Monks, winning 21-5 in their first game before walloping Moi University Arsonists 38-7.

The oil merchants were however powerless to stop the marauding Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), losing 17-7 to a team they had upset at the Tisap 7s.

The bankers have a date with Kulabu in the last eight, following a peerless performance in Pool D where they thrashed Moi University 50-0, blanked the Monks 35-7 in their second match before exerting revenge on Oilers.

The other quarterfinal match-up features Nakuru and Kenya Harlequin.

Nakuru thrashed Kisumu 28-0 before defeating Impala 40-5 whereas Quins beat Blak Blad 31-5 and Tessen Warriors 28-12.