Collins Injera

Collins Injera (born October 18, 1986) is a Kenyan rugby player. He is known for his achievements with Kenyan national rugby sevens team. He is one of the top career try-scorers of all-time on the World Rugby Sevens World Series.

Career

Injera started playing rugby while at Vihiga High School in Vihiga. After graduation in 2005 he joined military team Ulinzi RFC playing in the Kenya Cup league. The team was later disbanded, and he moved to Mwamba RFC, a Nairobi-based team where he plays as a wing.

Now a strong player for the Kenyan Sevens squad, Injera debuted with the team at the 2006 Dubai Sevens and played in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, where Kenya reached the semifinals. He became the top try scorer for 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series season with 42 tries. He also scored 210 points and finished second behind Ben Gollings of England in the individual points table.

Injera has also played for the Kenya national rugby union team (15s) at his usual position blind wing (number 11), playing at the 2011 World Cup Qualifiers.