Rugby in Kenya

• Western Union National Sevens Circuit Opens Up

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:35 pm by DataMiner

  The win by Strathmore University over the weekend at the Nakuru Prinsloo 7's has turned Western Union National Sevens Circuit into at three team affair. By knocking out favorites Nakuru at the semi finals stage and doing the same to now leaders Harlequins in the final, they assured themselves of a massive 30 points that puts them within range of the ultimate title. My calculations have Quins

• Strathmore Prinsloo Champions

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:17 pm by ruggerbug

  Strathmore University put up a controlled display to overcome Harlequins 21 to14. Action now moves to the Kabeberi Sevens hosted by Mwamba in Nairobi next weekend.

• Nakuru Prinsloo 7's Update

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 1:07 pm by ruggerbug

  The Quarter Final pairings KCB vs. Mean Machine, Nakuru vs. Mwamba, Strathmore vs. Masinde Muliro and Quins vs. Impala. Not much went against the form book on day one, but these pairings are all potentially explosive. Interesting to note the log leaders have the toughest matches. Will one of them fall off today?In other news, Namibia have qualified for the Rugby World Cup Finals 2011 after a

• Nakuru Prinsloo 7's Order of Play

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 4:41 pm by DataMiner

  Top seeds Kenya Harlequin open play against newcomers Homeboyz. My sources have not been very good this time and I don't know the composition of this team, but I expect it to be an invitational team with some mercenaries! Next up will Flames against USIU. The top matches of the day will be the closing ones from about 3.15 p.m. though the Mwamba vs. Masinde Muliro match at 1.35 should be one to

• Nakuru Prinsloo Draw Released

  Posted: November 26, 2009, 3:12 pm by DataMiner

  Kenya Harlequin are the top seeds for this weekend's Prinsloo Sevens in Nakuru. Hosts and runners up last weekend Nakuru are second seeded with KCB and Strathmore third and fourth in that order. The equalising rationalisation of points for the sixteen team tournaments to come close to the twenty four team ones means there is no real advantage in winning the bigger events now. Due to the

• IRB 7's : Kenya Rugby 7's Squad Announced

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:51 pm by Back2Besics

  Guys, I apologise for having been too quiet but it has been a hectic period with exams having gotten the better of me and my mama is graduating on the 4th of December so you can imagine the running around that is going on to please her here and there. Anyway those are details that will be taken taken care of but sadly I will be lonely without her as I continue my pursuit of engineering knowledge

• Weekly Ramble

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:22 pm by DataMiner

  Looking in from Outside!Very many factors influence your vision. The presence of blinds or curtains. The tint on the windows. The angle of the sunlight. Placement of furniture in the room. And placement of the what you actually want to see in the room. So you ask, what am I trying to see?Purely as an outsider, who's only interest is in the game, the welfare of the players, the welfare of

• Quins Christie Champions

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:21 pm by ruggerbug

  Hosts Kenya Harlequins turned the tables on last weekend's winners Nakuru to take the second round of the Western Union National Sevens Circuit. A lackluster performance on Day 1 that saw Quins lose to JKUAT may have brought in some complacency on Nakuru but a convincing second day performance by Quins and a steady game saw them clinch this 31-17.Next weekend we're in Nakuru for the Prinsloo

• Christie 7's Day 1 Summary

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 4:50 pm by ruggerbug

  Courtesy of KRFU Media and CommunicationsPool ANakuru, Kisumu qualify for Christie Sevens quartersTournament top seeds Nakuru RFC aiming to add the Christie Sevens title to their Dala Sevens crown began the day with a narrow 19-14 win over Mombasa Polytechnic in Pool A. The Mombasa side held their own against Nakuru, falling short of claiming a famous scalp in Nakuru RFC. The other Pool A match

• Christie 7's Day 1

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:10 pm by ruggerbug

  In a day of near and actual upsets, the following teams have made it to the main cup quarter finals.Nakuru meet Masinde Muliro University, KCB meet Mean Machine, Impala meet Strathmore and Quins meet Kisumu. Matches start early tomorrow so try to be on time. Those not at the grounds can follow our Tweeter?? on Twitter or the updates on the left column.Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

• Christies 7's Order of Play

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:39 pm by DataMiner

  Day 1 Matches will be played as below. Match No Time 1 10:00 NAKURU vs MOMBASA POLY 2 10:18 KISUMU vs CATHOLIC 3 10:36 QUINS vs USIU 4 10:54 MASINDE MULIRO vs JKUAT 5 11:12 IMPALA vs MACHINE 6 11:30 NONDIES vs

• Weekly Ramble

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:39 pm by DataMiner

  With the Sevens season now in full swing, now would be the time to recollect our thoughts, and with next season barely two months away from starting, think about where we were, where we are, and where we can be. Unfortunately it is not so. You see, we have become solely mindful of rugby sevens and leave the regular rugby as an aside. Yes, we are more visible in sevens and yes, people are ready

• Nakuru Top Seeds in Christie Sevens

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:15 pm by DataMiner

  After their sterling performance last week that saw them claim the Dala Sevens title, the first of the five leg National Sevens Circuit, Nakuru have been seeded top at this weekends Christie Sevens, to be hosted by Kenya Harlequins. The hosts have been seeded second with Impala and Strathmore third and fourth respectively.Nakuru are placed in Pool A alongside Kisumu, Mombasa Polytechnic and

• Kisumu Dala Sevens Update

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:46 pm by ruggerbug

  Nakuru beat a youthful Quins team 20 nil in a one sided final. All in all a good two days of rugby with plenty of fresh talent on display.

• Kisumu Dala 7's Update - Day 1

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:54 pm by ruggerbug

  Reproduced from KRFU Press Release.The 2009 National Sevens Circuit began in earnest when the Dala Sevensgot underway in Kisumu today.Reigning circuit champs Mwamba RFC got the day's proceedings underwaywith a 41-0 win over debutantes Siaya KMTC, a match that was a strollin the park for the black shirts. The black shirts would win theirremaining two fixtures in pool A , booking a quarter final

• Slowly But Surely, We Are Getting There

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:35 pm by ruggerbug

  Simply a post in support of Dataminer, Just a Fan, Back 2 Basics, The Real KRFU and of course myself, for the effort put into this blog. From an obscure blog a year ago, we have slowly risen through the ranks to gain recognition for what we do. At times hard hitting, at times complimentary, but always truthful to the cause of the blogger.We have been called partisan, others have said we always

• Kisumu Dala 7's Draw Released

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:19 pm by ruggerbug

  The draw for the first leg of the Western Union National Sevens Circuit has been released. Last year's champions Mwamba are drawn in a relatively easy Pool A alongside Blak Blad, Masinde Muliro University and Siaya KMTC. Runners' up KCB are in Pool B with JKUAT, Daystar and Kisumu. The event is a twenty four team affair, touted as giving the numerous teams in Western Kenya an opportunity to

• Weekly Ramble

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:24 pm by DataMiner

  My favorite part of the season is over and maybe I also need to take a break. I firmly believe that the foundation of all rugby is the fifteen a side code and all else is supplementary. You can play fifteen a side rugby all year round and it is truly the game where people of all shapes and sizes can play. A key identity of the game of rugby. Come sevens and already the fields are emptying

• Kenya Rugby : Boeing KQ7 has landed

  Posted: November 7, 2009, 1:37 am by The Real KRFU

  As reported earlier Kenya Airways are the new confirmed sponsors ofthe Kenya Rugby 7's team. Goodbye Virgin Atlantic and Richard BransonHello KQ and Taitus Naikuni.

• Kenya Rugby : 15s Season finally comes to an end - Highs and Lows

  Posted: November 5, 2009, 1:33 am by The Real KRFU

  Kenya Rugby 15s season Post-Mortem 2009 arguably witnessed one of the longest, tiring but exciting 15s Kenya season. There were winners indeed and there were losers. However the buck must stop with the KRFU. How they continue to run/administer the game in Kenya while at the same time flout their own rules is indeed a mystery. The managers of the game have indeed taken a straight leaf from George

• Supremacy Cup

  Posted: November 2, 2009, 3:43 pm by DataMiner

  It turned out not to be the battle all expected it to be. Impala made it 3 wins out of 4 over Harlequins this season and quite an emphatic win it was. The first half lived up to it's billing but Quins didn't come out for the second half. They allowed Impala to pile score after score and their desperation caused them to try running from deep in their half, that error costing them dearly.The

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