Category Archives: Kenya Rugby Articles
Humphrey Kayange : Kenya sevens rugby legend
Humphrey Kayange is Kenya’s most complete and most accomplished sevens rugby player and to date the most successful captain of the Kenya sevens rugby team. When Legendary New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens was asked to name his ideal sevens team, … Continue reading
The Economic case for better stadiums in Kenya
To say that Kenyan stadiums are in bad shape would be an understatement. A better description would be “Old, decrepit, dilapidated and poorly maintained. Built before Independence Virtually all stadiums in Kenya were built before Independence. The succesive governments that … Continue reading
Oscar Osir : Kenya sevens rugby legend
Oscar Osir was the first internationally reknown Kenya rugby sevens player. During the early part of the millenium, Osir was always amongst the leading scorers in the IRB sevens series. Blessed with lightning fast speed and sidesteps, he was the … Continue reading
Gerald Arasa: First Kenyan to play in premiership rugby
In 2001, the 21 year old Gerald Arasa became the first Kenyan ever to play in a top tier rugby Union league when he joined top English side Saracens RFC of London. Aside from the French League, the English premiership … Continue reading
Edward Rombo: Kenya Rugby Legend
Edward Rombo is no doubt the most talented rugby player Kenya has ever produced and the only Kenyan to play top tier rugby in Europe. He was born on March 19 1967. He first gained fame when he played rugby … Continue reading
Mean Machine RFC 1989 to 1991
Mean Machine RFC took the Kenya rugby scene by storm in 1989 and 1990. The team which at the time comprised entirely of students of the University of Nairobi. Rugby in Kenya had traditionally been dominated by teams like Nondescripts, … Continue reading
Rugby wise, Kenya is still in the stone age
July 3 2011 In 2010, Kenya rugby fans were fairly ecstatic as their team won the Victoria cup by beating arch rivals, Zimbabwe and Uganda both home and away. However that was a false dawn and Kenya rugby fans were … Continue reading
Schools Rugby in Kenya
Today, rugby is played in hundreds of secondary schools in Kenya in all eight provinces. There are secondary schools competitions all over the country for both 7s and 15s. There is also a national championships in both editions of rugby … Continue reading
A youth development scheme for Kenya Rugby
January 8 2007 Kenyan rugby players often show plenty of flair, panache and athleticism whenever they play in International rugby tournaments. When Kenya featured at the 2001 rugby sevens world cup, the assessment of the official tournament website was that … Continue reading
In Kenya, rugby is no longer an elitist sport
There was a time in the not too distant past when Kenya rugby players were all drawn from a few select schools mostly Lenana and Nairobi school and to a lesser extent schools like St Marys and Strathmore. Contrast this … Continue reading →