The HSBC World Sevens Series heads to its penultimate round, the London 7s, on 25th and 26th of May at the Twickenham Stadium and finally the Paris 7s tournament on the 1st and 2nd of June. Even as teams battle it out…
Kakamega, a county that has long been considered a conveyor belt of rugby talent comes alive with a series of rugby related activities this week. The highlight of these activities is the final of the Kenya Cup league, Kenya’s premier club competition…
Chipu has been pooled alongside Japan, Uruguay and the Rugby America’s North winner (Canada or USA) in Pool A of the World Rugby U20 Trophy. The tournament will be held from 9th to 21st July in Sao Jose Dos Campos, just outside…
The 2019 Prescott Cup tournament kicks off on 11th May with Lenana School hosting the first leg. This year’s tournament will have two tiers unlike last year’s tournament. Title defenders Upper Hill school are top seeds in Pool A and are joined…
The Kenya Rugby Union is set to conduct a super week in Kakamega from the 14th to the 17th of May at the Western Bulls Club House. Four courses that will be conducted during this week are Level 1 Coaching 7s, Level…
The Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS) held two Match Officiating Courses for their teachers and coaches on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th of March 2019. These were Level 1 (Introduction to Officiating) and Level 2 (Match Officiating). The courses were held…
The Kenya Rugby Union Board of Directors, Kenya Cup representatives and the Kenya Rugby Old Boys paid a courtesy call to the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Sports; Ambassador Amina Mohammed on the 2nd of May 2019. Led by the KRU Chairman, the…
The Kenya Rugby Union board of directors has reached out to the Kenya Old Boys, a grouping of senior Rugby veterans, many of who are former internationals. This morning, at a media conference conference convened at RFUEA Grounds, Ngong Road, the Old…
The Kenya Rugby Union has co-opted two women – Wangui Kibe and Peris Mukoko, into the Board of Directors with immediate effect. “We are keen to have a Board that reflects the spirit of rugby as a sport for all: men, women,…
The 2019 is a busy year for the Kenya lioness. With the just concluded HSBC 7s Qualifiers in Hong Kong, the women 15 Aside World Cup Qualification is set to take place in August as we await the confirmation dates of the…
With the conclusion of the 10-Aside season at the Great Rift 10 Aside women’s tournament at the Nakuru Athletics Club in Nakuru on Friday 19th April, where Standard Chattered Impala Ladies were crowned Champions, focus now shifts to the 2019 Fifteen Aside…
The Kenya Rugby Union hosted the 2019 Barthes Cup tournament at the KCB Sports Club Ruaraka on 4th and 7th of April. Kenya’s #Chipu beat Tunisia 73-0 in the semifinals while Defending Champions Namibia beat Senegal 45-12 on Thursday 4th, both advancing…
Menengai Oilers lifted their maiden rugby trophy on 21st April 2019 after beating the Menengai Cream Homeboyz RFC 10-5 at the Nakuru Athletics Club. Homeboyz were first on the scoreboard in the second minute with the conversion sailing wide. Menengai Oilers leveled…
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology had a 100%-win rate on Day one of the Top Fry Great Rift 10 Aside tournament after beating their opponents Egerton Wasps, Kiambu RFC and KCB RC 22-0, 24-0 and 12-5 respectively. KCB RC finished…
Impala Saracens ladies lifted the Top Fry Great Rift 10 Aside Division One Women’s Tournament title beating Stanbic Mwamba Ladies 24-5. “We reviewed our games after the loss in the KRU Women’s Festival Final and saw where our weaknesses were and worked…
The 2019 Africa Men’s 7s that doubles up as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers will be held this November 2019 in South Africa. The participating teams are Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Madagascar, Zambia, Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco, Namibia, Ghana, Botswana, Mauritius, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria…
The 29th Edition of the Great Rift 10 Aside tournament takes place on the 19th-21st April 2019 at the Nakuru Athletics Club. The Ladies and Age grade rugby will kick off the great weekend on Friday 19th before the men’s action on…
Having wrapped up their Singapore 7s tournament in the thirteenth position after a 21-5 win over Spain, Shujaa has been Pool alongside the Singapore 7s runners up Fiji, Samoa and France in Pool B of the 2019 #London7s. This is the penultimate…
