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www.kru.co.ke. 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.
The Kenya Sevens team is sometimes referred to by the Kenyan and international press as Shujaa, [4] a Swahili word meaning courage, confidence, bravery, or heroism. The Kenya national rugby sevens team is one of the more successful sporting teams representing Kenya. They have won the men's Team of the Year category six times at the Kenyan ...
2016–present. Kenya 7s. Alvin Otieno (born 19 April 1994) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player who represents Kenya internationally. [1] He made his Olympic debut representing Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] He was named in the Kenyan squad for the men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]
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 ...
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 ...
85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) Rugby union career. National sevens team. Years. Team. Comps. Kenya. Chrisant Ojwang (born 15 December 1998) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He competed for Kenya at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [1][2]
Elgon Cup. The Victoria Cup is a rugby union tournament contested by the four African nations of Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe as of 2019. After a seven-year hiatus, the competition was revived following Rugby Africa 's cancellation of the Africa Gold Cup in 2019 due to sponsorship loss. [1][2] In 2010 and 2011, the Victoria Cup was played ...
The Safari Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Nairobi, Kenya. The Safari Sevens is open to international representative sides, professional and amateur clubs, invitational teams, university and school teams. Initially held at the RFUEA Ground, home of the Kenya Rugby Union, the tournament was moved to the Nyayo National Stadium ...