The 22-year-old Form Four student at Spotlight Academy, in Nakuru, is one talented athlete. While most women avoid rugby because of its perceived aggressiveness and the sight of players tackling one another, the sport is Adhiambo’s way of life. Few get the…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee,the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan have agreed new dates for the games of the XXXII Olympiad in 2021. The Olympic Games 2020 will be…
To many rugby fans, Johnstone Olindi’s rise from a ball boy to stardom might seem like a movie trailer, only that in this case his tale is real. At 20, Olindi appears to have already beaten the odds to become one of…
The Kenya Rugby Union has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee to postpone the games to 2021. With the current status of the world right now and the unprecedented spread of COVID-19, this is…
World Rugby supports the prudent and necessary decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee to postpone the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The health and safety of the athletes, fans, and everyone involved is our shared priority and…
Further to the Notice of Annual General Meeting issued on 26.02.2020 for the said meeting to be held on Wednesday 25th March 2020, the Board has no alternative but to postpone the meeting based on the current Corona Virus situation Worldwide. The…
The London 7s and Paris 7s legs of the HSBC World Sevens Series, previously scheduled to be held on 23rd/24th and 30th/31st May respectively have been postponed provisionally to September 2020 as a covid-19 response measure by World Rugby. “We have to…
The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) would like to make the below statement regarding recent incidents involving Rugby Players. Tony Onyango Opondo had at the time of his death represented Kenya across all junior and senior national squads. He also had an illustrious…
Further to the Memorandum from the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage as well as consultations with the Infectious Diseases Division of the Ministry of Health and further taking cognizance of the fact that rugby is a contact sport, we have jointly…
World Rugby has taken the decision to postpone the women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series tournament that was due to be played in Stellenbosch on 28-29 March in response to the continued COVID-19 situation. The health and safety of participating teams,…
In light of ongoing developments resulting from the announcement of an active COVID 19 (New Corona Virus) case in the country, and the directive from the Kenyan Health Ministry that among other things, bans public gatherings, the Kenya Rugby Union is announcing…
The Rugby World Cup 2021 Repechage qualifier between Kenya and Colombia set for Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday 18 April 2020 has been postponed. The decision to postpone this fixture is in support of the Kenyan Government’s precautionary measures to protect public health…
The Kenya Rugby Union has rescheduled the Kenya Cup, KRU Championship and Eric Shirley Shield semifinal and final fixtures. The semifinal fixtures, originally slated for 21 March will now be played on 28 March with the finals set for 18 April. These…
The rugby fraternity has come together to honour departed KCB and Simbas fullback Tony Onyango who died last week aged 28. KCB, the team that Onyango last featured for will hold a fundraiser is open to the entire rugby fraternity from 6.00pm…
Cape Town, 10 March 2020, Rugby Africa – With view to the current development of the coronavirus and related health concerns, Rugby Africa has announced to postpone the U20 Barthés Trophy until further notice. In consultation with Kenya Rugby Union and World…
Focus shifts to the playoffs as the Kenya Cup, KRU Championship and Nationwide league competitions resumes this weekend after last weekend’s break for quarterfinal action the Enterprise and Mwamba Cups. The Impala Club plays host to the Kenya Cup Top Six playoffs….
The Kenya men’s national sevens team, Shujaa, are down to 12th after the sixth round of the 2019/2020 HSBC Sevens World Series, the Canada Sevens which was held at the B.C Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada this past weekend. Shujaa collected…
Yamanashi Impala won the Stanbic Bank Women’s Festival which served as the third round of the 2020 KRU Women’s 10-a-side festival despite playing to a 7-7 draw with Homeboyz. The results saw the hosts finish top of the tier one standings with…
