{"id":9057,"date":"2020-04-13T22:04:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T02:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/?p=9057"},"modified":"2020-08-29T14:48:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T18:48:11","slug":"kenya-ranks-45th-in-global-rugby-participation-per-capita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/rugby\/kenya-ranks-45th-in-global-rugby-participation-per-capita\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya ranks 45th in Global Rugby participation per capita"},"content":{"rendered":"

When looking at the proportion of a country’s population that participates in rugby, Kenya ranks 45th in the world and 9th in Africa. Kenya with a total population of 54 million, has approximately 50,000 rugby players which translates to 0.094%<\/p>\n

The country with the most number of registered rugby players is Tonga where the number of registered rugby players is a whopping 21% of the population. Rugby is the national sport in Tonga, Jonah Lomu, perhaps the greatest rugby player ever was of Tongan descent.<\/p>\n


Overcoming cultural barriers: There has been a lot of resistance to allowing girls to play rugby in Tonga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In Africa, Eswatini surprisingly has the highest proportion of rugby players followed by South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Madagascar and Senegal in that order. Other surprises include the Carribbean islands : St Vincent and the Grenadines, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands<\/p>\n

The more players a country has participating, the bigger its talent base and this usually leads to better results. Having more registered players at the youth level can help a nation keep track of its up and coming talent as they progress through their development. This ability to monitor\u00a0 a players development is the key factor in how well a country does.<\/p>\n

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Rugby at a primary school in the islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The SVG Rugby Union was formed as recently as 1998 and the sport has has grown rapidly since then<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Data Sources<\/h3>\n

World Rugby Player Numbers <\/a>
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Kenya Rugby Page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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