Kenya Under 20 Head Coach Paul Odera has made two changes to the Squad facing Namibia on 7th April in the Barthes Cup Final. Michele Brighetti will be the starting flyhalf while Dominic Coulson moves to the inside center position. Douglas Kahuri falls…
Shujaa kicked off their Hong Kong 7s campaign with their first match against Fiji on Friday 5th April with the defending Champions securing a 22-5 win. In the first half, Fiji landed three tries in quick succession through Aminiasi Tuimaba, Vilimoni Botitu…
The Kenya Rugby Union has partnered with Chukua Selfie as Shujaa’s front of the shirt sponsor for the last four legs of the 2018/19 World Rugby Sevens Series season. The Sponsorship deal is to the tune of 14 million Kenya shillings. Chukua…
The Kenya Lionesses bowed out of the Women Sevens Series Qualifiers after losing their semifinal clash to eventual Champions Brazil. Bianca Dos Santos Silva scored her brace in the first half with both conversions sailing wide while Janet Okello landed Lionesses solitary…
It was Argetina who went 10-0 up over the Lionesses in the first half as Josefina Padellaro and Maria Moreno scored a try each. With a minute to the breather, Janet Okello spotted a gap in the Argentinian defense and sliced through…
Kenya sailed through to the Barthes Cup 2019 final after an emphatic 73-0 win over Tunisia at the KCB Sports Club. Seven minutes after kick off, Captain Bonface Ochieng grounded the first of Chipu’s eleven tries. Fly half Dominic Coulson skillfully opened…
The Lionesses registered a 24-0 win over neighbours Uganda in the second Women Sevens Series Qualifiers’ Pool B match. Captain Philadelphia Olando was first on the scoreboard as she dotted down giving Lionesses the first five points of the match, Grace Adhiambo’s…
Kenya kick off their 2019 Barthes Cup campaign on Thursday with a clash against Tunisia at 3:30pm at the KCB Sports Club Ruaraka. This match will be preceded by the early kick off pitting defending Champions Namibia against Senegal slated for 1:30pm…
The Kenya Lionesses will kick off their Women World Sevens Series Qualifier campaign at 6:06am against neighbours and Africa7s finalists, Uganda on Thursday 4th April 2019. The two sides last met during the 2018 Safari Sevens with the Lionesses emerging as Champions….
Top fry Nakuru ladies team made history by becoming the first women team outside of Nairobi to win the women 10 a side festival championship since its inception in 2015. They beat the Impala ladies 12-10 in a thrilling final at the…
This year’s Barthes Cup takes place in Nairobi from 4th to 7th April at the KCB Sports Club, Ruaraka. The tournament is Rugby Africa’s official U20 championship. It pits four teams competing for the overall title and with it, qualification to the…
Chipu kicked off their two-day camp on 31st March 2019 ahead of the Barthes Cup that takes place on the 4th and 7th of April. Earlier this month, Head Coach Paul Odera had a 36 man-squad that he was working with but…
In Week 15 of the KRU Championship, Kisumu RFC beat Western Bulls 9-8 at the Bull Ring while log leaders Catholic Monks lost 3-8 to third placed USIU RFC. Monks however remain top of the table with 54 points while Western Bulls…
Four of the Kenya Cup week 15 home teams have secured themselves a win with the other two being the Menengai Cream Homeboyz who went down 24-26 to the Menengai Oilers at the RFUEA Grounds and Blakblad who lost 26-29 to Top…
1. It is named in honor of the late Jean-Luc Barthes, former World Rugby Regional Manager for Africa who passed away in 2016. 2. It was previous called the Rugby Africa Div 1 A U20 Championship 3. It is the Africa U20…
The 2019 Barthes Cup takes place from 4th to 7th April at Nairobi’s KCB Sports Club off Thika Highway. This tournament serves as the African U20 Championship with the winners being crowned African U20 champions as well as booking Africa’s sole berth…
The 2019 Elgon Cup will be hosted in Kisumu on the 22nd of June 2019. In 2018, Kisumu brought forward their bid to host this specific fixture and KRU gave them the go ahead. “Having the match take place in Kisumu is…
Kenya Rugby Union’s Partner Bidco Africa Group launched the new energy drink “Reaktor” on Thursday 28th together with the National Sevens Teams; Shujaa and Lionesses at the RFUEA Grounds. The energy drink has an enhanced fruity taste and its unique formulation and ingredients…
