Month: April 2015
Bulls Charge To Nairobi 10s Title
The Western Bulls picked up their first top flight title at the weekend, after beating Homeboyz 15-0 in the Nairobi 10s cup final. The Echulusi crowned their solid showing over the two days with a commanding display in the final against the hosts. The Kakamega side finished second in Pool F, qualifying for the cup […]
Read More...Mwamba Ladies Lift Nairobi 10s Title
Mwamba Ladies were crowned the 2015 Nairobi 10’s women champions at the weekend, after beating the Kenya Harlequins queens 14-7 in an entertaining final. The two day women’s tournament that ran concurently win the men’s, played host to a total of five teams, Mwamba, Quins, Comras, Nakuru and Eastlanders. The Mwamba ladies booked their ticket […]
Read More...Nairobi 10s Draw Out
The draw for the 2015 Nairobi 10s was released earlier today at the RFUEA grounds, with defending champions Strathmore leading the way in the 24 team format. The tournament in its 5th edition features a total of 24 teams and a women’s tournament for the first time, a true testament to its growth over the […]
Read More...Lions Wrap Up League & Cup Double
KCB wrapped up the 15s double at the weekend with a 28-0 blanking of Homeboyz in the Enterprise cup final at the RFUEA grounds. Having come close to the double last season, losing in both the Kenya cup and Enterprise cup finals, the side finally came good. Picking up the Kenya cup earlier at the […]
Read More...The Persian Takes On Head To Head
I have no idea how the name Persian came by, hehe. All I know is that he is probably the most photographed individual in rugby over the past year. The Strathmore RFC Team Manager by day, captain Twitter RFC when he is on the world wide web, of the cool kids ship on any given […]
Read More...Lions Stand In The Way Of Djs First Top Flight Title
Ever since winning back to back Eric Shirley Shield titles in 2010 and 2011, never have the Homeboyz been this close to a fifteens title. The Djs have been steadily growing over the last four seasons in the top flight, mixing it up with the big boys in the last two to become a real […]
Read More...Maestro Hits Wrong Note on Head To Head
It was always going to be a tricky weekend on head to head, Maestro or not. The Enterprise cup semi finals offered a real tight rope to walk on. Fortunately for me, I was spot on, unlike the maestro who got his tunes all mixed up hehe. Here is what we had predicted : Lavin […]
Read More...Great Start To Ladies’ League
The first round of the ladies league, played out at the RFUEA grounds on Sunday, just a few days to the 3rd anniversary of former Lionesses captain Aberdeen Shikhoyi. The participating women’s teams included back to back great rift women’s champions Nakuru RFC, KCB ladies, Mwamba Ladies, Quins Queens and USIU. KCB Ladies lead the […]
Read More...The Maestro Takes On Head To Head
There are only 10 other guys on planet earth that have achieved the same feat as my guest today on Head to Head. I guess those sayings you guys post once you are dumped, about there being over 6 billion people on earth blah blah blah, don’t apply to him. During this year’s Hong Kong […]
Read More...Mouth Watering Encounters Lined Up In Cup Semis
After the Easter festivities, attention shifts back to the cup competitions this weekend with some mouth watering semi final fixtures lined up. Two of the three champions from last year are still standing, the biggest casualty of the quarter finals being defending Enterprise cup champions Nakuru RFC who were eliminated by Homeboyz. Homeboyz v Pan […]
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