Month: May 2013
Chairman’s Cup Semi Finals
Action in the Chairman’s Cup enters it’s penultimate stage this weekend with 4 sets of semi finals lined up. Main Cup In the Main Cup, KCB will face Strathmore at the Lion’s den, the green shirts come into this fixture off a hard fought 7-3 win over Nakuru at the NAC. That win will be […]
Read More...The Last Four At The BRSS
After three weeks of action in the pool stages, the Bamburi Super Series moves to the Semi final stage. Going into the 3rd game week, 3 sides had already booked their passage to this weekend’s games and it was a battle between the Kengewa and the Ndovu for the final spot. Kengewa’s massive win over […]
Read More...Shamba La Wanyama Day 3
It’s been two game days of high scores in the Bamburi Rugby Super Series or Shamba la Wanyama as I like to call it. Going into day 3, 3 sides have already secured their passage into the semi finals, they are the Ballore Nyumbu, the UAP Papa from Pool A and the Rwenzori from Pool […]
Read More...Afro-Kenya7s Rugby Continues Shortly. ‘Bewitching of Jalango
By Hesmatt Ongera (@hesmatt) An exemplified performance at London 7s could have sealed the season on high were it not for the drama king Director Philip Jalango.In a twisted story that remind me of ‘the bewitching of Damieno’ for those who remember high school literature, Kenya rugby house is getting bewitched. The Man. First the […]
Read More...The Tall Factor – Humphrey ‘Tall’ Khayange
By Hesmatt Ongera (@hesmatt) The guy needs no introduction, yes that tall guy in the Kenya 7s team. I coined the ‘tall factor’ knowing what his presence does in the team and to the opponents. It was exciting watching the opponents confidence shake a bit cause we have the ‘tall factor’ in the pitch. London […]
Read More...Kenya 7s End Their Best Season In Style.
If I had put it to you or any other straight thinking rugby fan, that at the end of the 2011-12 season, the Kenya sevens would be 5th at the end of the very next season, having played in 5 cup semi-finals and one cup final. You would have probably dismissed my sentiments as overly […]
Read More...Wet Glasgow Takes Toll On The Kenya 7s
The wet conditions in Glasgow appeared to be too harsh for the Kenya 7s, as the team failed to register a win at the end of Day 1, for the first time this season. After re grouping, Day 2 looked much better, winning two of the three games, losing in the Bowl Final to Australia. (Photo – […]
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