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The Kenya national rugby union team, commonly known as the Simbas (Swahili for lions), is the country's national team managed by the Kenya Rugby Union. The team plays in red, green, and black jerseys with black or white shorts. The Simbas represent Kenya in the Africa Cup and various other tournaments across the continent.
Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) is the governing body for rugby union in Kenya. It was founded in 1970 and is affiliated to Rugby Africa and the international governing body World Rugby. [1] KRU is responsible for the running of the Kenya national rugby union team, domestic club and school rugby competitions. The union shares a home ground, the RFUEA ...
Kenya national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and secured the only available spots through the 2023 Africa Men's Sevens in Harare, Zimbabwe. [4] Team roster. Kenya's squad of 12 players was named on 2 July 2024. Additionally, Festus Shiasi and Denis Abukuse were named as traveling reserves. [5] [6]
The Kenya Cup is the top tier club rugby union competition in Kenya organized by the Kenya Rugby Union. For the 2019-2020 season, twelve teams are divided into two pools of six, Each team plays home and away against each team in its pool and once against each team in the other pool. The top six teams in the single-table format qualify for the ...
The Kenya national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. Kenya recorded its first tournament win in the World Rugby Sevens Series after beating Fiji at the 2016 Singapore Sevens. [ 3 ] Kenya has also been successful in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, reaching the semifinals ...
The Rugby Football Union of Kenya (RFU-K) was formed in 1923, the same year when Nairobi District team split to form Harlequins RFC (which is not the current club Kenya Harlequins which was formed in 1952) and Nondescripts RFC. Impala RFC, another traditional club was founded in the 1930s. For a number of years, the Nondescripts and the ...
Kenya. The Kenya Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Kenya. The organisation oversees the national team as well as domestic competitions run within the country, including the Kenya RL Premiership. In November 2021, the European Rugby League recommended that the federation should be awarded Observer status of the ...
National sevens team. Years. Team. Comps. 2023-. Kenya. Correct as of 25 July 2024. John Okoth Okeyo (born 18 April 2000) is a Kenya rugby union player who was named in the Kenya sevens squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1][2]