Rugby in Kenya

• IRB 7's Scotland : Wales beat Kenya in Bowl Final

  Posted: May 30, 2010, 12:49 am by Back2Besics

  Kenya 7's journey in this years IRB 7's circuit ended with a 26-10loss to Wales in the Edinburgh bowl final. Lack of skills andtechnique thoroughly exposed Shujaa in this tournament leaving theCoach Ayimba with an overflowing bowl of thoughts for both his and theShujaa team's future.Earlier Kenya had beaten USA 17-12 in the bowl semi-final. CollinsInjera scored the winning 'golden score' try in

• Edinburgh Sevens Update - Kenya win 12-0 over Russia

  Posted: May 30, 2010, 5:33 pm by ruggerbug

  An error prone affair for both teams, but redemption for us. We now proceed to the bowl semis where we will meet the United States. Try scorers Horace Otieno and Biko Adema.

• IRB 7's Scotland : France add to Kenya's misery with 28-5 whipping

  Posted: May 29, 2010, 10:19 pm by Back2Besics

  France 28 Kenya 5. Dreadful dreary dead performance. 3 games 3 losses.This is the worst performance of the year. Leon Adongo tried but to noavail. Bowl it is.

• IRB 7's Scotland : Argentina 26 Kenya 14

  Posted: May 29, 2010, 8:03 pm by Back2Besics

  Clueless Benjamin Ayimba saw his charges Kenya 7's lose 26-14 toArgentina and proceed to the bowl where it seems our fate is placed.The boys looked ordinarily pathetic once again and the World Cup 7'ssemi-finalists were a disappointment to note.That the team has shockingly underperformed is unbelivable but nottotally unexpected. With the same starting line up for two years thiswas definitely

• IRB 7's Scotland: Samoa thrash Kenya 42-5

  Posted: May 29, 2010, 4:49 pm by Back2Besics

  The old Kenya is back. Kenya 7's received a thorough 42-5 hiding fromtop season team Samoa. We looked a sorry team and if we are notcareful our core team status could disappear if our performancesremain unconvincing.Tactically we attempted to slightly change the team. Leon Adongoopened the scores for Kenya and was suddenly withdrawn at the break.Our stars Collins Injera and brother Humphrey

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  Posted: May 28, 2010, 8:58 pm by Just a Fan

  1st15 Vincent mose14 collins injera13 Humphrey Khayange12 Patrice Agunda11 Peter Abuoga10 Nato simiyu9 Peter Mutai8 Jeff ojwach7 David mogere6 Ben nyambu5 Mike Aung4 Jared Owinyo3 Daniel Kiptoo2 vincent Ongera1 Edwin Alubaka 2nd15 Calvins biko14 Sidney Ashioya13 David Ambunya12 Innocent Simiyu11 Victor Sudi10 lavin Asego9 Moses Kola8 Paul oimbo7 Andrew Amonde6 Oscar Ouma5 Edwin Machanje4 Ronnie

• Weekend Games

  Posted: May 28, 2010, 7:53 pm by DataMiner

  No matches so to speak this weekend. However, the National Fifteens team will be holding trials from 2.00 p.m. at Impala Club. The more the merrier and I believe the bar will be open so we can get into the Safaricom Sevens mode.The squad is divided into Probables and Possibles with the same pool of substitutes. Of note is the absence of Sevens players in the squad. I wonder if some peoples

• Safari Sevens hit by withdrawals

  Posted: May 27, 2010, 12:59 am by Back2Besics

  Georgia, Botswana and Morocco have decided to give this years formerTusker Safari Sevens now known as Safaricom Safari Sevens a miss.Their withdrawal is a big blow to a tournament that prides itself asbeing the premier sevens tournament on the continent and yet despitethe over 40M sponsorship from various sponsors the Safari Sevensstill doesn't offer a single shilling as prize money. Rwanda who

• Weekly Ramble

  Posted: May 26, 2010, 3:14 pm by DataMiner

  Sorry guys, been away traveling for some time. It is hard to imagine places in this world with scarce internet availability.Anyway, in my absence, I don't think too much has changed. I sounded the warning bells before the IRB Circuit started but as usual people just thought I was being negative. This post summed up my thoughts and nothing has changed. That we have the most experienced squad

• Safaricom Sevens Entrants Finalised

  Posted: May 25, 2010, 10:02 pm by ruggerbug

  Sixteen teams have tentatively confirmed participation in this years edition of the Safaricom Sevens. Top seeds of course are Kenya followed by last years' runners up the Emerging Boks. Interestingly, Argentina are seeded third and unknown entity Hamilton Raiders fourth. Eight African sides are included in the draw for the event that also serves as a pseudo African Sevens Championship. The

• state of the game

  Posted: May 24, 2010, 3:56 pm by Just a Fan

  Will we win in Scotland? No way. Let’s be realistic. We will struggle in the bowl and shield competitions. The only tournament where we can hope to be in the final is the safari sevens where we will meet as usual, very low caliber competition in the likes of Tanzania, Morocco, Namibia, Zambia, alongside the normal Club and University sides from NZ, UK and SA. We can sing at the top of our

• Kenya Rugby : Weekend Results

  Posted: May 24, 2010, 4:57 am by Back2Besics

  Bamburi Rugby Super Series 2010 FinalRhinos 25 Cheetahs 5Rhinos are champions of the Bamburi Rugby Super Series 2010.Lions 37 Victoria 0Lions finish third relegating Ugandans to fourth place.IRB Sevens LondonKenya 7's beat France snatching victory from jaws of defeat to takethe shield. Kenya delighted their hundreds of fans at Twickenham asthey beat France to get some silverware but sadly no

• Joshua Gathumbi - R.I.P.

  Posted: May 20, 2010, 9:27 pm by Back2Besics

  May the Almighty rest his good soul in peace. You Joshua will bemissed by the rugby crowd. The Sharks will surely miss you.

• Cheetahs and Rhinos in Bamburi final

  Posted: May 15, 2010, 12:06 am by Back2Besics

  The SDV Transami Cheetahs and the UAP Rhinos qualified for the BamburiRugby Super Series finals with wins in todays semi finals.Cheetahs saw off a stiff challenge from Kampala Coach Victoria with a20-3 victory while Rhinos saw off a meek challenge from the Lions17-5.

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  Posted: May 15, 2010, 11:49 pm by DataMiner

• Melbourne Rebels shopping for Kayange and Injera

  Posted: May 14, 2010, 6:21 pm by Back2Besics

  According to website www.greenandgoldrugby.com the new Super 15franchise from Australia could be looking to sign brothers HumphreyKayange and Collins Injera for next years competition which will beexpanded to Super 15.

• Weekend Games

  Posted: May 14, 2010, 1:25 pm by DataMiner

  The Bamburi Rugby Super Series enters the penultimate weekend with half the teams out of the running. What remains now is the run to the trophy and the prize money. In the first match at 2.00 p.m. SDV Transami Cheetahs will take on Kampala Coach Victoria and in the second match at 4.00 p.m. UAP Rhinos take on the Lions. I see Cheetahs winning over Victoria by 10 points and the second game will

• Saints' Blackrock Draw

  Posted: May 13, 2010, 5:48 pm by ruggerbug

  The draw is as below with self explanatory qualification process.Blackrock Rugby Festival 2010 Draw Top two teams qualify automatically for the Quarter Finals of the Main Cup, 3rd placed team go directly to the Bowl Cup. Losing quarter finalists in the Main Cup, automatically enter the Plate Cup. There will be no Shield Cup in this year’s championship. POOL A Upper Hill, Rosslyn

• Shujaa for London Leg Named

  Posted: May 12, 2010, 3:59 pm by ruggerbug

  The Kenya Shujaa team to tackle the London Leg of the IRB Sevens Circuit has been named. The squad is solid as always with only two changes from the last leg. The squad is as below.Humphrey KayangeVictor SudiBrian NyikuliGibson WeruLavin AsegoInnocent SimiyuCollins InjeraBiko AdemaHorace OwitiLeon AdongoDennis Mwanja Dennis MuhanjiWe wish them well on their tour of duty.--ENDS---

• Saints' Blackrock Festival This Weekend

  Posted: May 11, 2010, 6:42 pm by ruggerbug

  The draw for the above event will be held tomorrow at the school. Thirty six teams have confirmed participation. Below I reproduce verbatim the press release from the organisers.It’s back, and this year it’s bigger and more competitive than ever before; it’s the annual St. Mary’s Blackrock Rugby Festival, East & Central Africa’s biggest high school rugby tournament. With barely two weeks to go

• Bamburi Rugby Series - Match Day 3 Results

  Posted: May 11, 2010, 3:02 pm by DataMiner

  Not much went against the script. The Sharks got shell shocked and gave the Cheetahs too much respect. By the time they realised they could do it it was too late and the Cheetahs held on. The Lions did what they needed to do and so too the Rhinos. The Buffaloes failed to break their duck in Kampala and also left the tournament in the dead rubber match of the day.This weekend will now be the

• Weekend Games

  Posted: May 7, 2010, 2:15 pm by DataMiner

  Match Day 3 of the Bamburi Rugby Super Series and barring any hiccups, all should go well. Two teams in Pool B have already secured their semi finals spot and will only be fighting it out to see who tops the pool UAP Rhinos host Kampala Coach Victoria in Nakuru and Rwenzori will host Mumias Sugar Buffaloes in Kampala for the wooden spoon of the pool.And as much as SDV Transami Cheetahs seem to

• Weekly Ramble

  Posted: May 6, 2010, 9:19 pm by DataMiner

  Not much on my mind, just the usual. Wondering when the mismanagement will stop. I won't say much on the treatment of the traveling teams during the Bamburi Rugby Super Series. Just that more due diligence should be done and there should be ways to make sponsors accountable for their promises or actions, say in the way of a performance bond, held with a bank and encashed only when breach is

• KRFU engaging in dubious sponsorship deals

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 1:28 am by The Real KRFU

  In their pursuit of sponsors KRFU seems to have zealously pursued somequestionable characters and brought them aboard their so called'Friends of Kenya Rugby' bedroom. This time the sponsor in bed withKRFU is Kampala Coach. This entity has signed up yet again with KRFUfor the Bamburi Super Series Rugby. And what a disater and fiasco ofembarrassment it has been. This past weekend saw players

• Bamburi Rugby Series - Match Day 2 Results

  Posted: May 2, 2010, 2:35 pm by DataMiner

  I believe much better in terms of entertainment value. The Lions woke up and defeated the Nguvu Sharks 20-12. SDV Transami Cheetahs steamrolled over M Bank Twigas 57-0. Victoria overcame Mumias Sugar Buffales 26-3 and UAP Rhinos edged Rwenzori 23-22.

• Prescott Cup

  Posted: May 1, 2010, 5:31 pm by Wanjala Were

  Once a upon a time the Prescott Cup was a prestigious school tournament. But has the new format, where it has gone regional and expanded to 24 teams, watered down its prestiege and relevance? For instance how come RVA has not been pooled among the Rift Valley teams if the intention was to take the cup regional?

• Weekend Games

  Posted: May 1, 2010, 12:56 pm by DataMiner

  Saturday sees Round 2 of the Bamburi Rugby Super Series. This weekend we hope no one way games. Mumias Sugar Buffaloes host Victoria in Mumias, Rwenzori host UAP Rhinos in Kampala, Nguvu Sharks play Lions in Nairobi and M Bank Twigas play Cheetahs in Arusha.Result here after the games. Please take time to vote on our poll on the left. Have a good weekend.

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