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Kenyan rugby sevens player Rugby player
Grace Adhiambo
Date of birth (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021  Kenya (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2020  Kenya

Grace Adhiambo Okulu (born 16 March 1998) is a Kenyan rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Kenya in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Background

Okulu discovered rugby while playing football in primary school. In 2016, she made her debut for Kenya's sevens team at 17, just as the Kenya Sevens team made their debut at the Women's Sevens Series in France.

Okulu was the only scorer against Fiji in their placing match at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. She also played a crucial role in her team's qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as she was a dependable try-scorer during their qualifiers in Tunisia.

In 2021, Okulu made her fifteens debut in the Lionesses 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying match against Colombia in Nairobi. She scored five points from a conversion, and a penalty in her side's loss.

Okulu signed with the Japanese, Kitakyushu-based, club Nagato Blue Angels on a six-month contract in the beginning of 2023. She was named in Kenya's fifteens squad on 3 October 2023 for the inaugural WXV 3 tournament that will be held in Dubai.

References

  1. "Grace Okulu". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ Watta, Evelyn (2020-06-23). "Kenya rugby 7s star Grace Adhiambo Okulu: 'Rugby has given me a second chance in life, a name, and education'". olympics.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  3. Anene, Geoffrey (2021-08-16). "Eleven changes as Kenya Lionesses eye revenge against SA". Nation. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  4. "Kenya in positive mood ahead of Rugby World Cup 2021 qualifier". www.world.rugby. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  5. "Maria Arzuaga the hero as Colombia keep Rugby World Cup 2021 dream alive | Women in Rugby". www.women.rugby. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  6. Njuguna, William (2023-03-14). "Okello signs contract extension with Japanese club". The Star. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  7. Sabuni, Sabuni Khwa (2023-03-13). "Okello Extends Pearls Contract". dailysport.co.ke. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  8. "Kenya Lionesses Squad Announced for Rugby WXV3 in Dubai 2023". Kenya Rugby Union. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. "WXV 3: Squads set for Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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