Month: November 2015

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Quins Stun Kabras To Go Fourth

The Kenya Harlequin produced a gritty performance to edge out the pre-match favourites Kabras 19-17 in the highlight of Kenya Cup match day 2 action. Most had given Quins little chance against their revered opponents, the opening stages of the match stuck to this script. Kabras dominating both the territory and possession stats in the […]

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New Look Kenya Cup Enters Match Day 2

I will start by admitting that I am not the biggest fan of the new look Kenya cup. The new system that sees the 14 teams split into two pools of 7, playing home and away fixtures within the pools and one fixture against the other pool, is confused to say the least. But being […]

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Kenya Cup As The Game Of Thrones

We have all watched it, whether in parts or religiously, forced or willingly. Some of us have even gone as far as reading the series ‘A song of ice and fire.’ (I am still trying to finish the first book, of seven!) There is no denying that the Game of Thrones has been one of, […]

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Shujaa Are Olympians

The Shujaa booked their ticket to the 2016 Olympic games with 21-17 win against Zimbabwe in what can only be described as a ‘heart-attack inducing’ final, at the Barnard Stadium in Johannesburg. The Kenya 7s breezed past their opposition in Pool A, to finish top of the 12 team log at the end of Day […]

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Shujaa Battle For Ticket To Rio.

The Kenya sevens will at the weekend be in battle for the sole ticket to the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, alongside 11 other sides at the Africa 7s in Johannesburg South Africa. As defending champions, the Shujaa head into the Africa 7s as firm favourites, to join the Blitz Bokke as the African representatives […]

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Nakuru Lift Inaugural Titans Cup

It was billed as the battle of the titans, with the two most decorated sides in the last three seasons locked horns for the title of Titan and the 200,000 pay cheque it carried. This tie was all but settled, at least on paper, once the respective team lists were released. The Lions fresh from […]

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Battle Of The Titans

A few years back, we used to have Kenya rugby’s version the Community Shield, it used to be called the Supremacy Cup. Remember it? It pitted the winners of that season’s Kenya and Enterprise cups, in a battle of the titans to have one ultimate fifteens champion. Good times indeed. Well the good times are […]

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Kid Dynamite Claims Rare Win

I’ll make this as quick and painless as possible, for me. For after back to back wins, I finally stumbled on a narrow loss. Ironically, the fixture that tilted the axis for Skarra was the one where we went against our ‘respective’ clubs. Here are those results : Skarra KCB 20-15 Impala. Result KCB 26-14. […]

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Lions Grab Floodies 3-Peat

KCB picked up their third Floodies title in a row at the weekend, beating hosts Impala 26-14 in a closely fought out final, despite what that score suggests. Schools Category. Laiser Hill Academy also successfully defended their school’s category title, after beating Ofafa Jericho 24-7 in the final. That Floodie title a feather in the […]

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