Month: February 2014
80 Minutes From The Kenya Cup
This weekend, eighty minutes is all that stands between four sides in the Nationwide and Kenya cup qualification. The Catholic University Monks, Kabras RFC, Kakamega RFC and the Technical University of Kenya will be battling in the Nationwide Semi finals with the winners taking up the two slots available in the top flight. Catholic […]
Read More...1 On 1 With Paul Treu
It’s a sunny Thursday afternoon in Nairobi and a smooth delicious smoothie is a welcome nutritious coolant. A relaxed Paul Treu sits on the opposite end of the table quite unexpected given the busy week he has had since coming back to the country. He is quick to indicate that the feeling that he […]
Read More...Tusker Simba XV Squad Unveiled
The 30 man Tusker Simba XV squad that will take part in this year’s Vodacom Cup was unveiled earlier today. The list of 30 features six débutantes, locks Martin Owilla of Top Fry Nakuru, Emmanuel Mavala of Homeboyz and Edward Oseko of Quins, centre Austine Gumo from Homeboyz. With Davis Chenge of Western Bulls and Robert Aringo […]
Read More...Closing Day In The Kenya Cup and ESS
It will be the closing weekend in the top two leagues, a weekend that is commonly referred to as ‘closing day’. Despite the battles at the top and bottom of the standings already done and dusted it promises to be a great closing day. Blakblad vs KCB – (4pm, KU) KCB close their regular season […]
Read More...Play Off Time In The Nationwide
This weekend will see two teams move closer to securing Kenya Cup qualification with the start of the National play offs in the Nationwide league. Eight sides will be battling for those two spots in the top flight, the Nairobi, Western and Rift valley conferences provide two teams each with one from the Coast and […]
Read More...The Shaban Show Brings Unbeaten Run To Screeching Halt
Shaban Ahmed was a largely unknown name in the Kenya rugby circles, to the close follower though, his performance at the weekend did not come as a surprise. It will be remembered that he was an integral part of the Kabras side that made it to the semi-finals of the Driftwood sevens. Most recently a […]
Read More...Leagues Enter Penultimate Stage
The Kenya Cup and ESS leagues enter their penultimate round this weekend with the battles on either side of the logs all but decided. The only unresolved battle seems to be the one between Mwamba II and Western Bulls II for the final playoff spot in the ESS. Mwamba II hold a three point advantage […]
Read More...Joel Nganga, From Captain To Coach.
Its Monday 10th February the 3rd training week of the Kenya 15s players who will be taking part in the Vodacom Cup in South Africa as Tusker Simba. Its past 7pm and the floodlights at the Barclays Sports Club are lit as the team is only but halfway through its training session. The biting cold […]
Read More...Time For The Kenya 7s Fan To Decide
Its 2 am on the 8th of February 2014, the Kenya sevens have had a tough run so far losing to Australia and Samoa in the Pool matches and are due to run out in a little over an hour in the bowl quarter finals against Portugal at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. This will […]
Read More...Nakuru Demolish KCB To Stretch Kenya Cup Lead
Top Fry Nakuru RFC blew past a KCB with a 26-10 result at the NAC to stretch their lead at the top of the Kenya Cup standings to 11 points. Other matches saw Quins leap frog KCB into second spot with a 122-0 result against Eldoret. The Leos remained fourth after beating Mwamba 29-0 with […]
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