Year: 2017
The Best XV of 2017.
The year 2017 will go down as one of the most memorable in recent times for more reasons than one. From nail biting league action in the second half of the 2016/17 season, to the most competitive sevens series in recent times and a Kenya Simbas campaign that could have been our stepping stone to […]
Read More...Who Is Your Player of 2017?
We were busy scratching our heads looking for the player of the year 2017, when it quickly dawned on us that we needed a little help (OK a lot!) So here we are asking for your help in selecting that one player that stood out in the calendar year 2017. We have had some exemplary […]
Read More...What club do you support?
We bet that we can tell which club you support, after you answer the seven simple questions below! Have fun and remember to share your results. [os-widget path=”/oddshapedballske/what-club-do-you-support” of=”oddshapedballske” comments=”false” width=”600″]
Read More...Since The Last Time We Spoke Rugby.
A lot has happened since we last spoke rugby on this space, both at the national and club level, there have also been a few interesting side shows. Allow us to catch up.. The Simbas The Simbas played in the Reagan Hotel Cup of nations which featured Chile, Russia and hosts Hong Kong. Forget about […]
Read More...The Man, The Legend, The Pozza!
In my short life, I have met men, great ones at that, I have met legends, but I count myself lucky to have met the man we called Guka Funky aka Pozza. It is a chilly, drizzling Saturday morning at Nairobi’s Impala club, first day of the 2017 Floodies. The ground is wet and muddy. […]
Read More...A Back Row Par Excellence – Mike Okombe.
The year is 2012 in the month of March, a star studded KCB rugby side has traveled to the great rift to face Nakuru RFC in a match day 14 fixture. Nakuru, still in their old dark green and navy blue shirts, would put in a defensive master class as they edged KCB 8-3. […]
Read More...What Next For The Safari 7s?
It has finally started to sink in, that for the first time in 21 years, what was once Africa’s premier sevens rugby tournament, the Safari sevens, will not be held in 2017. This being the first week of November, the HSBC World series is exactly four weeks away, our fifteens season gets underway at the […]
Read More...The Best Seven of 2017!
I think that I have used this phrase one too many times, but for emphasis sake here I go one more time. This has been by far the most competitive sevens series in a very long while, maybe even of all time. For the first time, that gap between the traditional top sides and your […]
Read More...Who Can Lift The 2017 Sevens Title? The Permutations.
That this is the most exciting and competitive sevens series we have seen in a long while, is a fact that we can now all agree on. The series enters its last leg with everything on the line, we saw our first back to back leg finalists and eventually champions at the Christie Sevens, Kabras […]
Read More...The 7s Show Can Only Get Better From Here.
Three legs into the 2017 sevens series and I can sit here and confidently say that this has, rather will be the most exciting series we have seen in a while. Best part is, it can only get better, here is why. With three legs done, no one can certainly call out a clear series […]
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