General Stories
General stories on Kenyan rugby
30 Years Of Safari 7s, What A Remarkable Journey It Has Been…
On 9 October 2026, the first whistle at Nyayo National Stadium will do more than begin another weekend of rugby. It will open the next chapter of a Kenyan sporting story that began three decades ago, when a small group of rugby enthusiasts decided that Kenya needed to see more of the world’s best sevens […]
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The National Sevens Circuit, Driving Value Beyond The Pitch
The local rugby scene is in the final preparation stage ahead of the 2026 National Sevens Circuit, which kicks off with the Prinsloo 7s on 25th and 26th of July. The Circuit will culminate with the final leg on 12th and 13th September, where fans will witness the overall winner lift the trophy. Away from […]
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Kenya Corner Is Home!
AH KENYA EEEEH… AAAH KENYAA AAAH!! For years, the Kenya Corner has become a fan favourite across the world of sevens rugby. It is where the true vibe lives and never fades, where the Kayumbet is unfiltered, loud, and from deep within, where the Sherehe starts and ends, it is where you want to be! […]
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Safari Sevens, Twenty Seven!
The twenty-seventh edition of Africa’s premier sevens tournament, the Safari Sevens, is set for the 10th to 12th of October at the Nyayo National Stadium. The tournament returns to the Nyayo Stadium since 2021 (first edition after Covid). Still, perhaps more memorably, since it was played there for the first time in 2011, when Samoa […]
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Which Way Kenya Rugby?
It has been an interesting couple of months for Kenya Rugby, although when has it ever been otherwise? This time, however, it has been a bit more interesting, louder, and a bit more chaotic. I won’t go into the details of the said wrangles, which have marked a new low for the sport (story for […]
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My Bold Predictions For 2025
A Happy New Year to you all here’s hoping you and yours have had a great start thus far! The Kenya Rugby Year 2025 looks like one of those slow office days with less action than her predecessors. Being a Women’s World Cup year, some of the events on the calendar have been shelved or […]
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The Kenya Rugby Year 2024…What A Ride!
The year 2024 will go down as one of the better ones for Kenya Rugby in recent history, after a tough run in the last six or so years. From Shujaa getting back to the World Series, playing at the Paris Olympics, Chipu lifting the Barthes Trophy. New, or rather, returning sponsors to the sport…let’s […]
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What Kenya Rugby Can Expect In 2024
A happy new year to one and all, here is hoping that you and yours made it to the new year in good shape. If I could summarise my hopes for the Kenya Rugby year 2024 in a word, it would be, recovery. After the pounding that the sport has taken over the last three […]
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What Next For Chipu?
It is almost a week after the national U20 side (Chipu) put up a spirited campaign at the 2023 Barthes trophy, before falling to the Zimbabwe Junior Sables 28-7 in the final played at the Nyayo National Stadium, so what next? Well, the straightforward answer to this question would be, the Junior World Rugby Trophy, […]
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