World Rugby recently announced a scholarship programme that will provide its member federations  with greater opportunities to learn new skills that can help them improve their lives and the communities around them. The scholarships are being offered in partnership with the World…

The curtains have fallen on Andy C.R. Cobb who passed away aged 80 on Monday 19 October 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. Cobb was a three time East African Tusker, making the squads that toured England (1966), Ireland (1972) and Zambia…

The Kenya Rugby Union joins the rugby fraternity in celebrating the life of former player, match official and administrator John Gichinga who passed away in the early hours of Wednesday 7 October 2020. A prop forward during his playing days, Gichinga was…

Rugby Africa proudly presents its ‘Unstoppables’ and launches the continental #TryAndStopUs campaign to fast-track the development of women’s rugby in Africa. The social media campaign features 12 inspirational women and girls with ‘unstoppable’ qualities and will run over a period of three…

In a full board meeting held on 01.10.2020 ,the Board resolved the following as listed below. Pursuant to Clause 13.1.2 of the KRU Regulations that gives the board the authority to amend competition rules during a season, it is decided that:- With…

Jacob Ojee is a household name on the Kenyan rugby scene.

The 2014 National Sevens Circuit Most Valuable Player is a dual international, donning the national team colors in the sevens and fifteens versions of the game.

The Simbas management led by Head Coach Paul Odera has gradually been working on a manual that gives a clear understanding of the team and what it believes in. A Simbas culture. In May this year, the Kenya Rugby Union published what…

Whenever you walk into the Nakuru Athletics Club on Sunday afternoon, you’re welcomed by several groups of age-grade rugby boys and girls going through their session. Eleven years on and Top Fry Nakuru RFC has one of the best age-grade rugby programs…

The Kenya Rugby Union is excited to announce the appointment of Innocent Simiyu as the Head Coach of the Kenya 7s Team. The appointment of Simiyu comes after an intensive interview process last month in which he topped a short list of…

Welcome to Game Live! a multi-media initiative from the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU).

We aim to give you news and information about the activities of the KRU while also sharing various insights revolving around the rugby eco-system.

This edition features news about the Kenya Lionesses and their Olympic ambitions, Celestine Masinde’s balancing act, the adoption of emotional intelligence by the senior and junior men’s national teams as well as our rugby for beginners segment.

World Rugby has launched a transformational Rugby World Cup 2021 Coaching Internship Programme, providing talent identified female coaches with a unique 12-month placement opportunity with a team competing at the showcase women’s 15s event in New Zealand. In line with the ‘developing…

Following consultation and constructive dialogue with the host organisations, it has been confirmed that the combined men’s and women’s Hamilton and Sydney rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021, which were provisionally scheduled for 23-24 and 30-31 January 2021 respectively, will not take place due to the ongoing and dynamic global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2019 as Chipu was competing in the World Rugby U20 Tournament in Brazil, the management came to the realization that the team still had a long way to go in order to be a more competitive side not only in Africa…

Rugby Africa has launched a series of virtual learning opportunities as part of a reset and readiness strategy for when rugby activities are safe and ready to resume. The webinar series started off to bridge the physical face-to-face training and education program…

Kenya women’s sevens captain Philadelphia Olando and coach Felix Oloo have been hard at work making sure that the team are in prime physical and mental condition as Tokyo 2020 draws closer, with the women’s sevens tournament set to kick off on Thursday, 29 July, 2021.

The Kenya Rugby Union has partnered with the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) to sensitize its affiliates on anti-doping through a series of webinars slated for 14th and 21st August respectively. The first session takes place on Friday 14th August and will…

We explore the rugby rivalry between Kenya and Uganda in the annual battle for the Elgon Cup. The East African rugby rivalry showcases the best rugby talent which Kenya and Uganda have to offer and allows players from both the national men’s…