Rugby in Kenya
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Henry Sweats Over Injured Duo
Posted: August 30, 2011, 7:38 pm by guestblogger
World Cup hosts New Zealand will face a nervous few weeks as they wait to see whether key players Kieran Read and Adam Thompson will be fit and ready to go, both suffering late injuries in last week’s defeat to Australia. The loss against the Aussies will have been one thing but Henry wouldn’t have wanted to lose two integral parts of his plans so soon to the start of the World Cup. Losing the -
England End on a High
Posted: August 30, 2011, 5:57 pm by guestblogger
England’s stand-in skipper Mike Tindall hailed his side’s victory against Ireland as ‘massive’ after inflicting Ireland their fourth consecutive defeat from their summer friendlies. Tries from Manu Tuilagi and substitute Delon Armitage were enough to give England a comfortable looking 20-9 victory, although the reality was a touch different. While England may have had the upper hand for much of -
History : 1984 Nairobi School "Patch Machine" finally rewarded John Andrews Sevens medals
Posted: August 26, 2011, 7:13 pm by Back2Besics
Joe Muganda, captain of the 1984 Nairobi School side that won the 1984 John Andrews Memorial Sevens received his medal plus those of of his 1984 teammates from Ronnie Andrews at the 2011 John Andrews Memorial Sevens, Saturday, 25th June 2011, after 27 years. The medals were never presented back in 1984 owing to administrative lapses on the part of the then Lenana School administration. The -
Weekly Ramble
Posted: August 24, 2011, 4:04 pm by DataMiner
Missed last week but was taking a break. My break may be extended slightly. Not really a sevens fan but the National Sevens Circuit begins this weekend with the Dala Sevens in Kisumu. A record number of teams have been registered and the organisers have tried to tier the competition in an attempt to make for higher quality matches, especially on day 1. Good intentions, and I like the idea of -
From bad to worse for the 'Boks
Posted: August 19, 2011, 5:06 pm by guestblogger
South Africa's World Cup preparations have gone from bad to worse, with another key player ruled out of the tournament with injury. Juan Smith is the latest member of the pack to have been struck by injury and the flanker has been forced to accept defeat in his battle to recover from his Achilles injury. The 30-year old went under the knife back in February to repair his torn Achilles tendon but -
Wales hit by Rees blow
Posted: August 16, 2011, 10:29 pm by guestblogger
Wales' Betfair Rugby World Cup preparations have been dealt a major blow following the news that their captain Matthew Rees will undergo surgery on his continued neck troubles, ruling him out of action for the foreseeable future. The British and Irish Lion had been given painkilling injections in a bid to subdue the problem, but with worries regarding Rees' future health now surfacing, surgery -
Weekly Ramble
Posted: August 11, 2011, 8:31 pm by DataMiner
A lot has been said in all manner of places regarding the new KRU board and a lot is still to be said. I said it on the election day itself I did not expect much from them, expecting the tide to be ever upwards as I assumed when you're down there is no further place to go. Well I'm not going to be the judge on that one, but suffice to say it will take them time to get back to my ground zero. -
OPINION : What's your take on the new KRU Chairman Mwangi Muthee so far?
Posted: August 10, 2011, 6:53 pm by The Real KRFU
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All Blacks to end 24 years of hurt
Posted: August 9, 2011, 9:51 pm by guestblogger
Despite their strengths New Zealand have struggled during World Cup tournaments and have a tendency to choke, but is this year going to be their chance to get that monkey off their back? Rather shockingly the All Blacks have not won a World Cup since the inaugural tournament took place all the way back in 1987 and have lost out despite going into many World Cup's as the hot favourites in the -
Breaking News : Another KRU Director leaves office
Posted: August 5, 2011, 9:32 pm by The Real KRFU
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Kenyans for Kenya
Posted: August 5, 2011, 8:34 pm by DataMiner
No pun or twist in today's post. Just decided that there are some ways we too at Rugby in Kenya can participate in CSR activities. For this weekend, our homepage will be dedicated to the Kenyans for Kenya initiative and will be unavailable for normal use. If you are able to search the blog however, you can still get the posts in the background and make any comments you please. We are in total -
Weekly Ramble
Posted: August 3, 2011, 2:51 pm by DataMiner
Progress at last. We have moved from the 2nd tier under 19 competition to the top tier. Last year we were last in this top tier hence our dropping to the 2nd tier. I don't know if the format of this competition makes sense as in does it truly test and give us the best contestant to go to the Junior World Rugby Championship. Tiering in rugby in Africa is understandable due to cost constraints, -
KRFU breach contract as SuperSport battle in court corridors
Posted: August 3, 2011, 12:41 pm by The Real KRFU
SuperSport International Limited has obtained temporary orders stopping the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) from signing broadcasting contracts with other broadcasters. High Court judge Lady Justice Jeanne Gacheche issued the injunction after SuperSport filed an urgent application saying KRU had threatened to breach the exclusive licence agreement and the “unlawful action will cost it substantial -
Mostert shocked to earn call-up
Posted: August 2, 2011, 5:39 pm by guestblogger
South African second-row Gerhard Mostert has revealed his shock at being called up to the Springboks side, only days after arriving in Paris following his move to Stade Francais. The 26-year old is one of the last second-row options available to Springboks' coach Peter de Villiers, who has seen a number of locks ruled out of the upcoming World Cup. Those looking at the Rugby World Cup betting
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