Rugby in Kenya

• Mean Machine fall gallantly to Impala in semi

  Posted: January 30, 2010, 1:44 am by Back2Besics

  Impala 27 Mean Machine 21Lost but we fought hard. Great game comrades. Proud of you.Kenya Cup here we come.Go Machine Go.

• Mean Machine take on Impala in crunch match at Impala Floodlight

  Posted: January 29, 2010, 10:40 pm by Back2Besics

  Mean Machine take on Impala in a semi-final match on Saturday 30January 2009. The 8 times champions take on the hosts in what promisesto be a tough battle under the lights. With a purse of kshs 200,000 atstake for the overall tournament winner the game promises to be withfrills and thrills and the comrades are ready for the reds.Still uncertain is whether inspirational player Kenya

• Shujaa Out of Darwin 7s

  Posted: January 24, 2010, 3:29 pm by ruggerbug

  The Borneo Eagles won the semi final match 19 14 and put paid to the lads chances of a huge pay day. They now continue preparations for the Wellington leg of the IRB Sevens.

• Shujaa in Semis of Hottest Sevens

  Posted: January 24, 2010, 12:03 pm by ruggerbug

  Shujaa have stormed into the semis of the Heineken Hottest Sevens with convincing victories over Sunnybank 29 0 and Davetelevu 26 21. They will now meet the Borneo Eagles.

• Mean Machine kick off with big win at Impala Floodlights

  Posted: January 23, 2010, 11:06 pm by Back2Besics

  Mean Machine 44 Impala Boks 0

• Mixed Start for Shujaa in Darwin

  Posted: January 23, 2010, 1:20 pm by ruggerbug

  Kenya 7's side Shujaa have had a mixed start in the high prize money Heineken Hottest 7's in Darwin, Australia. They beat Country King Browns 24 19 and lost to Randwick 10 17. They next play NT Mosquitoes.The winners for this event pocket a whopping Ksh. 1.7M with runners up also getting a cool Ksh. 825,000. Day two is the day of reckoning.UPDATE: Shujaa win last game 22-7.

• Mean Machine kick off Impala Floodlights

  Posted: January 23, 2010, 12:36 pm by Back2Besics

  Eight time champions and crowd pullers Mean Machine who are arguablythe most successful side in the Impala Floodlight competition begintheir this year campaign against Impala Boks. This is the beginning ofthe Kenya Rugby season.The Machine side looking to have a better year than last years leanseason have in their ranks exciting players such as Kevin Gachoka, IanWere, Fidel Kemmey, Anthony Ngera,

• Kenya Rugby 7's : Down under start for IRB 7's Wellington and Las Vegas

  Posted: January 20, 2010, 1:49 pm by Back2Besics

  Contracted Coach Ayimba has settled on a strong squad for the nextphase of the IRB 7's in Wellington and Las Vegas. This round howeverthe team will start off in Australia where they play in a moneyedtournament in Darwin : Hottest 7's in the World.An analaysis of the squad is as follows (did not do one last time aswas engrossed in my mama's graduation and did not watch properly):Tried and tested

• Shujaa Seeded Second in Darwin

  Posted: January 19, 2010, 6:40 pm by ruggerbug

  Kenya's Shujaa have been seeded second in the Heineken Hottest Sevens this weekend. Playing as Wakimbizi Sevens, though a fully fledged Kenya 7's side, top seeds are Fiji's South Sea Drifters and third Australia's Aussie Spirit. The prize money for this event is a whopping US$ 65,000 split amongst various categories. Seedings aside, the Australians obviously intend to win this tournament of

• Kenya Rugby 7's: K'Opondo axed from squad.

  Posted: January 15, 2010, 11:17 am by Back2Besics

  Mean Machine's Wilson K'Opondo aka Kopo has been axed from the Kenya7's team. Why we ask yet he has not been given a full opportunitydespite being committed to the team.The spirit of Mean Machine leaves and he will bounce back. Go machinego. Go Kopo go.Congrats to the coach Benjamin Ayimba for landing a contract for 3years though the money is peanuts compared to Ollows and Gecheo.

• Shujaa Named for Next Two Legs of IRB

  Posted: January 13, 2010, 2:11 pm by ruggerbug

  The Kenya 7's team for the next two legs of the IRB Sevens Circuit in Wellington and Las Vegas have been named. With the current stability in the side, there have been no major changes save for the return of Biko Adema to the side. The side is as follows.1. Humphrey Kayange - Captain2. Gibson Weru – Vice Captain3. Lavin Asego4. Innocent Simiyu5. Sidney Ashioya6. Brian Nyikuli7. Victor Oduor8.

• Kenya Rugby 2010 Resolutions

  Posted: January 9, 2010, 9:38 pm by The Real KRFU

  Best wishes to all and the rugby action kicks off immediately. Asusual the KRFU secretariat a.k.a IRB-Impala Rugby Business havesuccessfully come up with a remodelled set of fixtures that is skewedin favour of certain interests. Thrown out of the window is theprestigious Enterprise Cup and firmly entrenched is the ImpalaFloodlights which has fixed itself conveniently in between the KenyaCup. The

• Drastic Changes in 2010 Rugby Season

  Posted: January 8, 2010, 6:34 pm by ruggerbug

  The Kenya Rugby Football Union have released the fixtures for the 2010 Rugby Season. A major change in the season structure is the shifting of the Rugby Super Series to after the regular 15-a-side season, something we have long advocated for on this blog. The only drawback is it now falls just before the Safari(con) Sevens. Don't know if one may take the lustre from the other or not. The

• A Clear Starlit Night

  Posted: January 7, 2010, 2:26 pm by ruggerbug

  No breeze in the airNo rain fallingNot a cloud in the skyJust a clear starlit night.Makes me look afarMakes me wonder a lotMakes want to really knowWhat this year will bring.A good cropA bumper harvestA whole lot of foodThe drought left behind us.To remember the pastTo remember our deedsTo remember the causeOf what really happened.Lest we ignoreLest we forgetLest our minds wanderAttention we will

• Mean Machine seek to regain lost glory in 2010

  Posted: January 7, 2010, 3:09 am by Back2Besics

  Happy New your to all you Machine fans (bobobo). I do hope you all hada good one this past holiday. I had a December to remember as my mamagraduated and we went to Coast for some serious Kayumbet.Thereafter we separated for Christmas as I did the long journey toKisii to spend there with clan as mama was in Nakuru with hers too.The new year found us together at Club Clicks K2 and thereafter

• Shujaa to Warm Up in Darwin

  Posted: January 6, 2010, 7:32 pm by ruggerbug

  Kenya Rugby 7's side Shujaa are set to warm up for the next two legs of the IRB Sevens Circuit in an international tournament in Darwin's Hottest Rugby 7's. The world cup semi finalists are the stars of the event timed to provide teams going for the Wellington leg of the circuit an opportunity to try out before the main event. Criticism was high before the last two legs in Dubai and George that

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