Quiz : How well do you remember 2022?

Geoffrey Ominde and Janet Okello were voted the men’s and women’s #KenyaCup player of the season with 30% and 37% of the votes cast at the #KenyaCupFansAwards hosted right here on www.osbke.com

Judith Auma captained the sevens Lionesses to the World Rugby Challenger series in Chile and Dubai sevens invitational tournament. Janet ‘Shebesh’ Okello, captained the team to the Africa women’s sevens in Tunisia, earlier in the year.

The 2022 Floodies universities category final was played between USIU and Nakuru Unis combined, with the Nakuru outfit claiming a 45-22 result to win the category.

False – that painful 16-15 loss to Colombia in 2021, meant that the Colombians qualified for the 2022 World cup repechage qualification tournament. If it is any consolation, Colombia went on to lose 18-10 to Kazakhstan at the Repechage.

Chipu finished in third place at the 2022 Barthes Cup after losing out to Namibia in the semi and beating Madagascar in the bronze final.

The fifteens lionesses beat Zambia 36-17 and Uganda 23-3 to win Pool B of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup competition.

Billy ‘the bread winner’ Odhiambo is the current top try scorer with 7 tries.

Kenya has never lost to Uganda at the world sevens series, in 2022 however, the team lost to the nagging neighbours in the Africa sevens cup held in Uganda. They then beat the Ssebos at the Commonwealth games, World Cup and Capetown sevens.

The Simbas finished in 8th place out of 10 teams, on 18 points off 3 wins.

False – Both Bethuel ‘Baku’ Anami and Thomas ‘Big Tom’ Okeyo made their debuts in 2021. (Big Tom against Senegal at Nyayo stadium in July 2021, Baku vs the Carling Currie Cup Champions Select Team in November).

The four teams that made the 2021/22 KRU Championship semi finals were; Mean Machine, South Coast Pirates, Shamas Rugby Foundation and Catholic Monks.

Nakuru women beat Mwamba 17-15 to claim the 2022 Kabeberi sevens title.

The Menengai Oilers played in four cup finals at the 2022 National sevens circuit, at; Drfitwood, Dala, Prinsloo and Kakamega. They won only one of those four, a 12-7 result against Strathmore in Nakuru.

Makueni were the div II champions at the 2022 National sevens circuit on 99 points, after winning the Kakamega sevens and playing in the finals of the Kabeberi, Dala and Driftwood legs, then finishing third at Christie 7s.

In September of 2022 the following were elected to the KRU Board; Vice Chairman – Moses Ndale, Sec. Gen – Ian Mugambi, Directors – Oscar Mango & Leslie Injenga Mwangale. Leslie was the new only entrant at the board. It is worth noting that these elections have been challenged at the Sports Disputes Tribunal.

Menengai Oilers beat KCB once at home, at the Kenya Cup semi, a 24-17 result, it was their first win at the den since their formation.