Rugby in Kenya

• Kenya Cup - Week 7

  Posted: March 29, 2010, 4:12 pm by DataMiner

  Thought it didn't but the scores did matter. I got the main one wrong and the order at the top has been shuffled. Quins still lead the standings, followed by KCB. Impala and Nakuru now swap places meaning the semi finals in two weeks will have Quins facing Impala and KCB facing Nakuru. As I had said before what matters is the form for the last two matches and it seems everyone is peaking for

• Hong Kong Sevens : Kenya out

  Posted: March 28, 2010, 4:02 pm by Back2Besics

  South Africa 17 Kenya Shujaa 12

• Hong Kong IRB Sevens Update: Kenya 12 New Zealand 21

  Posted: March 28, 2010, 12:45 pm by ruggerbug

  Scored first then lost the plot. Not helped by some strange calls that took us off our rhythm. Our tries by Humphrey Kayange and Lavin Asego. We now meet South Africa in the plate competition.

• Kenya Cup Results 270310

  Posted: March 27, 2010, 12:19 am by DataMiner

  Nakuru 15 Quins 5 Impala 6 KCB 6 Strathmore 17 Machine 14 Mwamba 17 Nondies 16.

• Hong Kong Sevens Main Cup Quarters Pairing

  Posted: March 27, 2010, 6:32 pm by Back2Besics

  Samoa vs USAAustralia vs EnglandFiji vs South AfricaKenya Shujaa vs New ZealandGo Kenya Go.

• Hong Kong IRB 7's Update: Kenya 7 South Africa 21

  Posted: March 27, 2010, 5:20 pm by ruggerbug

  Not much improvement in our game. Though we were through to the quarters already, we are still not finishing well and not defending well. Now add to that losing most of our ruck ball, we were not really in it. Only try from Humphrey Kayange.Tomorrow we face New Zealand in the last quarter final of the main cup.

• Hong Kong IRB 7's Update: Kenya 24 Zimbabwe 0

  Posted: March 27, 2010, 12:58 pm by ruggerbug

  Still extremely error prone and not fluid. Had a rough time until Zimbabwe were down to five men. But we'll take it all the same. Tries by Innocent Simiyu, Lavin Asego, Collins Injera and Biko Adema.Next game, the big one against South Africa at 13:56 EAT.

• IRB 7's Hong Kong: The maths begins as Zimbabwe lose 50-0 to Springboks Sevens

  Posted: March 26, 2010, 11:58 pm by Back2Besics

  The mathematics in the African pool has began as South Africabeat Zimbabwe 28-15. Shujaa will hope that the try Korea scoredwill not come back to haunt them. Zimbabwe will be the next opponentbefore an All-Africa supremacy contest with South Africa willdetermine who tops the pool and automatically goes through. AsZimbabwe are learning, the lessons are steep and men are separatedfrom the boyz very

• Weekend Games

  Posted: March 26, 2010, 6:23 pm by DataMiner

  In the midst of the fast and furious action from Hong Kong, Kenya Cup action continues this weekend. The four teams for the semi finals are already set and the placing also will not change barring some ridiculous scoring. League leaders Kenya Harlequins travel to Nakuru. Runners' up KCB cross town to Ngong Road to face Impala. Mwamba will host Nondies at Railway Club and the universities'

• Hong Kong IRB 7's Update: Kenya 51 Korea 7

  Posted: March 26, 2010, 4:38 pm by ruggerbug

  A good start to the day. The lads seem focused and ready for the task at hand. Points will matter for qualification into the next round and this time they seem ready for the business. A bit disturbing was the one try and manner it was scored against us, but maybe it really didn't matter. Tries by Collins Injera, Humphrey Kayange, Brian Nyikuli, Victor Sudi and Sidney Ashioya.Next match

• Hong Kong IRB 7's Update: Kenya 51 Korea 7

  Posted: March 26, 2010, 4:38 pm by ruggerbug

  A good start to the day. The lads seem focused and ready for the task at hand. Points will matter for qualification into the next round and this time they seem ready for the business. A bit disturbing was the one try and manner it was scored against us, but maybe it really didn't matter. Tries by Collins Injera, Humphrey Kayange, Brian Nyikuli, Victor Sudi and Sidney Ashioya.Next match

• Shujaa Hope to Redeem Themselves in Hong Kong

  Posted: March 26, 2010, 11:46 am by ruggerbug

  Kenya Rugby Sevens side, Shujaa, will be hoping to redeem themselves this weekend at the Hong Kong Leg of the IRB Sevens Circuit. As the most experienced team in the circuit, they are under intense pressure to live up to their billing as well as to reproduce some of the form that has seen the be the crowd favorites as well as one of the "must beat" team of the circuit.As one of the two core

• Clubs reject KRFU accounts at SGM

  Posted: March 25, 2010, 12:27 pm by The Real KRFU

  Last evenings SGM at the RFUEA grounds did not go according to plan asclubs flexed their muscles and asked that the accounts in totality bemerged and the KRFU be transparent. The Union has Safari Sevens,Bamburi Series Rugby, Kenya Rugby Ltd accounts which are hidden fromthe rugby fraternity. Transparency and Accountability in terms offinance are not strengths of the KRFU and this is proving a

• Weekly Ramble

  Posted: March 24, 2010, 5:50 pm by DataMiner

  Today I will avoid the obvious as I have said most of it before and I really don't feel like going there today. Instead I will keep hope alive and pray that our dreams come true.. soon. Instead I will dwell a bit on the local rugby scene. Events in the past one week have left me wondering what role the media plays in promoting sports?Specifically in rugby, I know there is a silent war between

• IRB 7's : Exit Adelaide enter Hong Kong for Kenya Rugby 7's

  Posted: March 23, 2010, 9:20 am by Back2Besics

  Shujaa will not be remembering Adelaide in a hurry as this was onetime their stock went down. Unfortunate not unlucky after the poolstages they found themselves in the bowl and though they reached thebowl final and lost they generally had a poor performance all round.Basics were non-existent and tactics were lacking.The focus in todays analysis shifts from the players to the technicalteam.

• Kenya Cup - Week 6

  Posted: March 22, 2010, 3:39 pm by DataMiner

  Three out of four not bad, and within the predicted margins also. Only surprise is that Nakuru seem to have fallen off the pace whilst Impala failed to rise to the occasion, their game riddled with errors totally unbecoming of defending champions. The log thus remains the same with Quins still at the top, KCB second and Impala third. Nakuru completes the semi final pairing and barring any

• IRB Adelaide Sevens Wrap

  Posted: March 22, 2010, 11:49 am by DataMiner

  For the first time this season we failed to take any points in the IRB Sevens Circuit. We were a pale shadow of our feared selves, seeming to just go through the motions. Even in the Bowl Competition where we beat Niue Islands 25-7 and Scotland 36-12, we failed to even come off the starting blocks against England in the final and lost 33-12. We however remain in sixth position and are now

• Kenya Cup 200310

  Posted: March 20, 2010, 1:59 am by Back2Besics

  KCB 27 Nakuru 10Mean Machine 29 Mwamba 28Quins 21 Impala 12Strathmore Leos 28 Nondies 10Go Machine Go

• IRB 7's Adelaide : Ayimba running dry on ideas?

  Posted: March 20, 2010, 4:00 pm by Back2Besics

  My mama is in tears following Kenya's failure to perform and exit tothe bowl. I had a hard time explaining to her that two wins were justnot enough. What was needed was outrightly 3 wins or 2 very good wins.Other teams were playing rugby while we were constantly looking for aneedle in the haystack.Has our coach reached his limit? Do we now desperately need outsidehelp? Are some players past their

• Two Right A Wrong

  Posted: March 20, 2010, 3:25 pm by DataMiner

  Nothing wrong with my spell check. Just building up from my Weekly Ramble of Thursday. Not usually one to invoke the name of the Almighty, but we now have a God given opportunity to help ourselves. By falling out of the main cup competition, we now have no hope of winning the event. Personally, I don't even think we need any points from the event as we are well on the way to attaining more

• IRB Adelaide Rugby Sevens Update: Kenya 7 Fiji 21

  Posted: March 20, 2010, 3:15 pm by ruggerbug

  We just seem to be going through the phases. No go forward, no ideas, just seemed happy to be there. Our only try from captain Humphrey Kayange. We now drop to the Bowl Quarter Finals tomorrow.

• IRB Adelaide Rugby Sevens Update: Kenya 19 Wales 5

  Posted: March 20, 2010, 10:50 am by ruggerbug

  A good controlled performance but questions as to our passing and handling ability. Gave away possession too easily. Collins Injera with two ties Inncocent Simiyu with one. Lavin Asego good with two conversion. Next game Fiji to decide who goes into the quarter finals.

• IRB 7's Adelaide : Kenya 7's face world champions Wales in tricky tie

  Posted: March 19, 2010, 1:52 am by Back2Besics

  This mornings game was indeed a warmup against Papua New Guinea. Wedefinitely scored the tries against PNG but some mistakes were evidentin that game. Coach Ayimba gave new kid Dennis Muhanji his first 7'scap which definitey showed how important the kid is to the team.Wales the 7's kings present a much more serious challenge to thecurrent top African 7's team Kenya when they meet. Kenya 7's

• Weekend Games

  Posted: March 19, 2010, 8:49 pm by DataMiner

  Kenya Cup action continues this weekend with the top four still jostling for order. I think I have stated this before, but to me it actually does not matter as it will still boil down to two games that must be your best in order to win the trophy. Many a time it has happened that the fourth placed team win the title!Anyway, front runners and the only unbeaten side Quins will host Impala at the

• IRB Adelaide Sevens Update: Kenya 27 Papua New Guinea 7

  Posted: March 19, 2010, 3:40 pm by ruggerbug

  Good for a first game. We barely broke a sweat. Ayimba seems confident enough to change things round from early on and giving people a run. Two tries each by Innocent Simiyu and Humphrey Kayange and one by Gibson Weru were enough. Though PNG were a bit troublesome, I think we coped well. That's the only game for us for today. Tomorrow we meet Wales and Fiji. Interesting that Wales have

• Weekly Ramble

  Posted: March 18, 2010, 12:48 pm by DataMiner

  This weekend sees Shujaa attempt a repeat performance of reaching the finals of the Adelaide leg of the IRB Sevens Circuit and perhaps do one better, take the title. Historically we have fared better in three day events and so expectations are extremely high, as always. Maybe it is impatience, or eagerness to achieve, but the pressure on the players and the technical team from even just

• IRB 7's : Kenya return to go one better in Adelaide

  Posted: March 18, 2010, 3:34 am by Back2Besics

  The last time my mama and I watched Kenya 7's in Australia theyreached the final. Losing to South Africa was painful consideringShujaa had beaten them in the pool stages the day before. This timethey aim to go one better and claim an outright win. Fiji, Wales andPapua New Guinea are standing in the Shujaa road in the preliminaries.A look at the team indicates that this could be strongest selected

• Kenya Cup Results 130310

  Posted: March 13, 2010, 11:24 pm by DataMiner

  B2B beat me!.

• Kenya Cup Results

  Posted: March 13, 2010, 11:13 pm by Back2Besics

  Mean Machine 20 Nondies 24Nakuru 8 Impala 6Quins 37 KCB 12Mwamba 16 Strathmore Leos 5

• UGANDA RUGBY COUSINS OF KENYA RUGBY

  Posted: March 12, 2010, 11:32 pm by The Real KRFU

  INTRIGUE IN NATIONAL TEAM COACHING ROLES Friday, 12 March 2010 16:04 On June Monday 15th June URU secretariat advertised all national team management posts at all levels from U16 to the senior Rugby Cranes for both men and women. What raised most eyebrows were the stiff minimum requirements for the jobs. We reproduce a copy of the job advert below: Uganda

• Weekend Games

  Posted: March 12, 2010, 3:09 pm by DataMiner

  Kenya Cup rugby enters the crucial rounds with jostling for the top four positions. The top seeded teams now meet each other with on of the middle group hoping to sneak into the top four and grab a semi final position. With the league being this short and with the format of a one-off semi final and final, I do not think season form will matter much come the last two games. With that said and

• Weekly Ramble

  Posted: March 11, 2010, 6:04 pm by DataMiner

  Sorry folks, not my usual one, but a ramble all the same. I'm just amazed at the shenanigans going on, the horse trading, the assertion of authority, the impunity and I won't even mention the C word here lest I'm threatened with law suits. I think Rugby in Kenya is finally with the big boys and all the above comes with the territory. I am even ashamed for myself and some of my erstwhile

• Mwanja and Sudi Return to Shujaa

  Posted: March 11, 2010, 1:58 pm by DataMiner

  The Kenya Rugby Football Union has named the squad to participate in the next two legs of the IRB Sevens Circuit. "Ironman" Dennis Mwanja and Victor Sudi return to a squad that also has a new face, Dennis Muhanji of Kenya Harlequins.The squad is as follows.Humphrey Kayange [Captain] - Mwamba RFCLavin Asego - Mwamba RFCCollins Injera -

• US Company donates boots to Kenya Rugby

  Posted: March 11, 2010, 7:17 am by Back2Besics

  As I am yet to recover from the thrashing Mean Machine received fromKenya Harlequins let me and my mama share some good news fromelsewhere.A US company has donated 650 pairs of boots to boost Kenya's rugbydevelopment program. The boots have been donated by an American RonLaszewski of NZA/TeamPro through the good efforts of US based Kenyanand former rugby player Julius M'ingala.The boots will be

• Kenya Cup Results - 060310

  Posted: March 6, 2010, 11:39 pm by DataMiner

  Strathmore 8 KCB 25, Mwamba 21 Impala 39, Nakuru 37 Nondies 17,Quins 46 Machine 3,

• Mean Machine take battle to Quins

  Posted: March 5, 2010, 8:36 pm by Back2Besics

  My mama and I will be sitting tight and keeping our fingers crossed ascomrades Mean Machine take on Quins in a Kenya Rugby Cup match at theRFUEA grounds this weekend.Machine will be looking for another priceless win after having beatenNakuru last week. With Coach Benjamin Ayimba taking charge of trainingthe boys are on faiya. Wilson K'Opondo leads the forwards while FildenSinei and the captain

• Weekend Games

  Posted: March 5, 2010, 11:38 am by DataMiner

  Kenya Cup enters the fourth week this Saturday with the usual four matches on the cards. Mwamba will host Resolution Health Impala, Strathmore host KCB, Nondies are away at Nakuru and Machine play Nivea for Men Harlequins at the KRFUEA grounds.Impala will beat Mwamba by a score, KCB will win by over 10 points, but no bonus point. Nakuru will scrape through Nondies by a score as well and Quins

• Weekly Ramble

  Posted: March 3, 2010, 5:24 pm by DataMiner

  Firstly I would like to thank all the people that visit this blog. They are the fire that keeps the blog burning and the reason for its existence. I would also like to thank all those who leave their comments here. Some harsh, some abusive, but nonetheless very informative. And one of them has given me a topic for my ramble today.Who owns Rugby? Is it a word, is it a game, is it a place?

• Mad Max Returns

  Posted: March 2, 2010, 12:50 pm by The Real KRFU

  As the dust settles on last weeks Kenya Rugby elections, the winnerspat themselves while the losers lick their wounds. One man who issitting perched and smiling is Mad Max Muniafu. His return quietlyfrom Australia has seen him poised ready to take the reigns next yearas the Barclays ex-rugby cartel sit pretty comfortable in charge ofthe board and office. The 'Bakiley' team in place are Fred

• Kenya Cup - Week 3

  Posted: March 1, 2010, 2:22 pm by DataMiner

  I think the form book just got better. The minnows are putting up a stiff fight and will for sure play a role in the semi final pairings, as a loss to any one of them could change the rankings at the top, and it's going to happen soon! I believe KCB and Quins are now joint top, with Impala at third. Nakuru barely retain fourth spot. Mean Machine will climb to fifth spot with the tail being

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