Collins Injera

Collins Injera(born 18 October 1986) is a former Kenyanrugbyplayer. He holds third place for the number of tries scored on the World Rugby Sevens Series with 279.He is known for his achievements withKenyan national rugby sevens team.
Injera started playing rugby while at Vihiga High School inVihiga. After graduation in 2005, he joined military teamUlinzi RFCplaying in theKenya Cupleague. The team was later disbanded, and he moved toMwamba RFC, a Nairobi-based team where he plays as awing.
Now a strong player for the Kenyan Sevens squad, Injera debuted with the team at the 2006 Dubai Sevensand played in the2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens,where Kenya reached the semifinals. He became the toptry scorerfor the2008–09 IRB Sevens World Seriesseason with 42 tries.He also scored 210 points and finished second behindBen GollingsofEnglandin the individual points table.
Injera has also played for theKenya national rugby union team(15s) at his usual position left wing (number 11), playing at the2011 World Cup Qualifiers.
In February 2013, Injera was dropped from the Kenya national sevens team and his contract was cancelled by the head coachMike Friday. This was because of a conflict between Injera's clubMwamba RFCand the Kenya national sevens team. This conflict led to Injera missing training sessions with the Kenya national sevens team and therefore breaching his contract. As a consequence of this breach, Injera's contract was cancelled.
In celebrating his 200th career try in the World Rugby Series, Collins Injera autographed a rugby ball and a camera lens using a permanent marker, in a pre-mediatated move that ended up ruining the costly camera.The try was scored during Kenya's match against Japan, atTwickenham Stadiumin 2015, a game that Kenya won with a 24- 12 scoreline.
In 2022, He was recalled into the Kenyan squad for theRugby World Cup SevensinCape Town.He announced his retirement from rugby in January 2023.
Currently, Collins Injera serves as a Liaison Officer in the office of the Clerk of theSenate of Kenya. He got recruited, in mid 2023, through theParliamentary Service Commission.
Injera was nominated for the 2008–09IRB Sevens Player of the Yearaward,which was eventually won byOllie Phillips (rugby union)Injera won theKenyan Sportsman of the Yearaward in 2009.In 2010, Injera was awarded the presidential Order of Golden Warriors (OGW) alongside his brotherHumphrey Kayangefor their performance in the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series.Collins Injera was named Player of the final in2016 Singapore Sevens, after helpedKenyato win their first tournament inWorld Sevens Series.
In January 2023, Collins Injera was inducted into Fiji's Rugby Town Walk of Fame, during the Coral Coast Sevens atLawaqa Parkin Sigatoka,Fiji.He is also the second African player to be feted with the honor of being an official ambassador for the 2023 McDonalds Coral Coast Sevens, afterBryan HabanaofSouth Africain 2019.
Collins was inducted to the Melrose Sevens Hall of Fame in April 2023.The induction was a honor to his rugby career achievements over the years.
Injera's older brotherHumphrey Kayangeis a former captain of the Kenyan sevens squad. Their younger brother Michael Agevi has also played rugby for the Sevens team in the past.
Injera has a degree inmass communicationfrom Kenya College for Communication Technology (KCCT).He is an alumnus ofDaystar University.
Collins Injera is married to Chebet Limo.