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The 27th Safari Sevens, A Turning Point?
The dust is settling on the 27th edition of the Safari Sevens, held this past weekend at the Nyayo National Stadium. As I write this, they are probably setting down the last tents. So, why not look back at the tournament and consider why I think it can be the turning point that Kenya Rugby […]
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Kai Memorial Cup – Play With Heart, Remember With Joy!
The Kai Memorial Cup is an annual touch tournament, played in memory of a bright, fearless, joyful young boy, Kai Edwards, whose life was tragically cut short by an accident. Kai’s love for rugby was already known to all, especially at his home club Nondies, leading to the idea of the tournament. The tournament, which […]
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#ChipuToScotland An Initiative By The Fans, For Chipu…
On Sunday, April 28th 2024, a small group of fans gathered at the Orchid Lounge to watch the Kenya U20 team, the Chipu, play in the 2024 Barthes Cup final in Harare, Zimbabwe against the hosts. Chipu were aiming to become only the second side in Kenya’s history, after the class of 2019, to outrightly […]
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Where Are They Now? The Golden Class of 2009.
When Scotland takes on Zimbabwe at the Nyayo National Stadium on the 15th of July 2023 in the first match of the World U20 Junior Trophy, it will mark 14 years since a ball was last kicked at a similar tournament in Nairobi, in May 2009, at the RFUEA grounds, the tournament was then referred […]
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Go Well Steph…🌹
‘Peterooh!’ that is how I knew that Stephanie Rose Otieno was within a 10-meter radius of where I was, no matter the location, on hearing that name from that distinct high-pitched voice, I would look around for that big, beautiful, loving smile…and somehow at that instance, the world would brighten up a bit more! That […]
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The Rugby Year 2021…
2021… If I were to describe it, it felt like a proper line break from a front row, slow/stuttering at the start, picking up steam, before finishing off with a real flurry
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A Real Ninja Rests.
It is the 9th of June 2017, a group of 12 very excited rugby fans are meeting up at Nairobi CBD for the maiden rugby na tusker tour.
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Farewell To A Jolly Good Fellow, Tony Onyango.
For he is a jolly good fellow, for he is a jolly good fellow…for he is a jolly good feeellooow, which nobody can deny!
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The Real Jadhah Rests!
A rugby man is one who is so consumed by rugby’s core values – integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline and respect
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