On Wednesday 17th July, Chipu became the first Kenyan National Team to play a Country within the top 15 World Rugby Ranking positions when they faced Japan in the World Rugby U20 Trophy in Brazil. Despite the 34-48 loss, Chipu had turned up…
“Confidence won’t be in short supply when Chipu takes to the field for the World Rugby U20s Trophy. They could lose every game at the Trophy, that is not a problem, that is not my concern, my concern is making sure by…
Top South Africa Referee and World Rugby educator Rasta Rasivhenge is in the Country for High Performance for Match Officials Camp hosted by Kenya Rugby Referees Association in Nandi. Rasta, a renown and celebrated Sevens referee, will conduct the three-day camp alongside…
Chipu heads in what is ultimately their toughest match yet having won one match against Brazil and lost one to Uruguay in their World Rugby U20 Trophy campaign. Japan has featured in the U20 Trophy six times since 2010: 2010-2014 and 2017,…
The Kenya Rugby Union through the Training and Education Department and Western Region affiliates will hold the Level 1 Coaching Children and Truncated activities course on Friday 19th July at the Bull Ring, Kakamega. Willing participants are required to submit their names…
Kenya Lioness backed up their 44-13 home win over Uganda Lady Cranes in the first leg in June, with a 35-5 victory in the return match, to win 79-18 on aggregate. This was a historic win as it was the highest score…
Chipu secured their first victory in the U20 Trophy, since they last competed in the tournament as hosts in 2009, when a last minute penalty kick by Vice Captain Dominic Coulson split the posts for a 26-24 win. Brazil’s dominant scrum saw…
The Kenya Simbas beat the Uganda Cranes 16-5 in the 2019 Elgon Cup return leg at the Kyadondo Rugby Club to lift the trophy on a 29-21 aggregate win. In the first leg held on 22nd June 2019 at the Mamboleo Showgrounds…
Paul Odera has made seven changes to the squad that faces Brazil on Sunday in the second Pool A fixture. Ian Masheti, Samuel Were, George Kyriazi and Timothy Omela who started off the bench against Uruguay are now in the starting lineup….
The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has received KSh. 3.388 million being allowances for the Kenya Under 20 team (Chipu). The team is currently in Brazil for the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. The KRU Board is highly grateful to the Ministry of…
Chipu suffered a 11-63 loss to Uruguay in their World Rugby U20 opener on Tuesday 9th July. Uruguay settled into the match very early landing what would be the first of nine tries in the second minute of the match. They scored…
Chipu kicks off their World Rugby U20 Trophy campaign tonight, Tuesday 9th July at 11:00pm EAT against Uruguay in the third match of the tournament’s first day and the second Pool A match. Head Coach Paul Odera has named a formidable side…
Kenya Lioness Head Coach Felix Oloo has announced a squad of 23 players to face Uganda Lady Cranes in the second Elgon cup encounter. The Squad facing the Uganda Lady Cranes this Saturday 13th July at the Kyadondo Rugby Club has seven…
The 2019 World Rugby U20 Trophy kicks off on Tuesday 9th July in Sao Paolo, Brazil at exactly 6:00pm EAT when Tonga takes on Canada. The second fixture pits Japan against hosts Brazil in the first Pool A match kicking off at…
The 2019 Stanbic Bank National Sevens Circuit kicks off with the Kakamega7s leg that will be hosted by Western Bulls and Kabras Sugar RFC in 2019 and 2020. This leg replaces the Sepetuka 7s leg that was hosted by Homeboyz in 2017…
Mwangi Karimi was elected the inaugural president of Kenya Rugby Referee Association (KRRA) in an exercise that took place on Saturday, July 6 at Mash Park Hotel. Karimi, who is the outgoing Kenya Rugby Referees Society (the precursor to KRRA), peeped his…
Head Coach Paul Odera has made eight changes to the Simbas squad that suffered the 13-16 loss to Uganda in the first leg of the Elgon Cup. The Squad will miss four Kabras players who featured in the first leg as they…
Stanbic Bank has extended its sponsorship of the Stanbic Bank National 7’s Circuit series for a further year – reaffirming its commitment to the sport of rugby. Under the new deal, Stanbic Bank has increased the sponsorship to Sh14.35 million up…
