With three frustrating appearances this season heavily hanging on their necks, Kenya Rugby Sevens team required some rejuvenation.

They saw a chink in their two legs in New Zealand and the United States, and duly exploited them. With only five points gained from the first stops in Australia, South Africa and Dubai, it was time Kenya took stock of their dwindling premiums.

They had to claim somebody's scalp at the fourth and fifth legs of the International Rugby Board (IRB) sevens circuit.

They did just that in their tour of Wellington and San Diego where they won the bowl and plate titles respectively to resuscitate their hopes in the competition and status as a regular bigwig.

It takes off pressure from head coach Mitch Ocholla as he leads his charges back home Tuesday from their successful trip to New Zealand and US

Starting by winning the Bowl in Wellington, Kenya side continued with their impressive performance and recently took home the Plate trophy after defeating Scotland, Brazil, Wales and Argentina in thrilling and pulsating matches in Las Vegas, US

The country's only defeat in the tournament came at the hands of eventual winners Samoa, who later went on to break New Zealand's 17-match unbeaten streak and winning the Main Cup title.

Kenya earned 13 points from their Las Vegas performance to add to the eight which they had picked on the road in Wellington and five from the first three tournaments in Australia, South Africa and Dubai.

This restores Kenya's hopes and many will now look at them as a bigwigs and core member of the IRB series.

At the start of the season, there were questions of whether IRB will continue giving Kenya the automatic qualification to the series owing to their dwindling shows.

But Kenya has opted to answer its critics with outstanding performance as they ascend to the 12th position with 26 points.

It also restores the trust many had in the team as one of the IRB Sevens circuit dark horses who would claims points from any top team in the series.

Since the decision was made to add Rugby Sevens to the Olympic programme in October 2009, the amount of players participating in the sport from Kenya has grown in leaps and bound.

As the hosts of the 2016 Olympics, Brazil are hopeful of competing in Sevens' first appearance and with this on the horizon, the country just like Kenya will be hoping to use the remaining IRB Sevens Circuit as a platform to continue to develop and grow Sevens rugby.