Mwamba Rugby Football Club

Prinsloo Sevens: Solid Mwamba too mighty for Quins
by Mike Kwambo Photographs courtesy of ministryofrugby.com

Horace Otieno’s brace led Mwamba RFC to a popular 17-10 win over Kenya Harlequin in the Prinsloo Sevens main cup final played at the Nakuru Athletic Club this afternoon.
Mwamba were first to settle in this high paced match, asking questions of Quins and were rewarded when Otieno grounded the ball. Kevin Wambua converted for a 7-0 Mwamba lead. Kulabu would continue to have the upper hand. Otieno extended their lead with his second try. Wambua missed this conversion with the score line at 12-0.
Quins finally managed to keep possession, inching into Mwamba territory and were rewarded with an unconverted Victor Sudi try before the break.
Half time scores Mwamba 12 Quins 5

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Edgar Abere MVP at the Prinsloo Sevens

Mwamba winger, Edgar Abere was named Most Valuable Player at the Prinsloo Sevens, becoming MVP for the second time in as many weeks, having won the accolade at the Christie sevens the previous weekend.

National Sevens Circuit 2010 (Provisional standings)

Date: 14/02/2010 Leg -

Pos	Team	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Total
1	Mwamba	20	30	-	-	-	50
2	Quins	24	25	-	-	-	49
3	Nakuru RFC	16	20	-	-	-	36
4	Impala	16	20	-	-	-	36
5	Strathmore	12	16	-	-	-	28
6	KCB	6	10	-	-	-	16
7	Mean Machine	6	8	-	-	-	14
8	Kisumu RFC	8	5	-	-	-	13
9	Homeboys	4	8	-	-	-	12
10		-	-	-	-	-	-

Other Tournaments:

- Kenya Cup League
- Eric Shirley Shield
- Impala Floodlights
- Safari Sevens
- Nakuru 10-a-side

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"Tall" speaks to the IOC for Sevens inclusion in Olympics
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(L-R) Mike Miller - CEO of the International Rugby Board, Cheryl Soon - Captain of the Australia Women's Rugby Sevens team wearing her gold medal for winning the Women's Rugby Sevens World Cup, Humphrey Kayange - Captain of the Kenya Men's Rugby Sevens team and Bernard Lapasset - Chairman of the IRB; in a London hotel, Tuesday May 26, 2009. The four held a briefing with the media in their bid to try to make rugby sevens an Olympic sport by 2016.

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Kenya’s Sevens rugby skipper Humphrey Kayange has said that the admission of the sport in the Olympics would enhance the chances of smaller nations winning team medals. Kayange, who inspired Kenya to four Cup quarter-finals, three semi-finals and one final in the just-concluded IRB Sevens World Series, will be in Lausanne this weekend to make a key presentation before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board.

He is a member of a four-panel bid committee representing rugby at the presentation, which will also involve the six other disciplines which have been short-listed for inclusion in the 2016 Olympics.

“The inclusion of the sevens will expand opportunities for the lesser developed countries to make their impact at the Olympics. I believe Kenya will get a chance of winning a medal,” Kayange told AFP ahead of his departure for Lausanne. "I didn’t expect us to get to this stage, but this shows that sevens is developing very fast. Any country in the world, regardless of its financial status, can play the sport,” he added.

Rugby sevens is competing along with golf, baseball, softball, karate, squash and roller-sports for the only two slots in the games. The IOC will meet in Copenhagen in October to make their vote.

Kenya 7s team for Darwin, Wellington and Las Vegas Named

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The Kenya Airways national seven-a-side rugby team to play in the third and fourth leg of the International Rugby Board Series 2010 has been named.

The team to play in the weekend of 5th - 6th & 13th - 14th February 2010 was named this morning by the National Coach Benjamin Ayimba at the Rugby Football Union East Africa (RFUEA) Ground.

The team will leave on January 18, 2010 to compete at the Darwin, Australia event on its way to the IRB Series in Wellington, New Zealand and Las Vegas, Nevada.

“The National sevens team has been an inspiration during the last 12 months where we have been one of the form sides during the IRB series and also featured in the World Cup semi-finals. The team participated strongly at both the Dubai and South Africa series matches,” Ayimba said. The team has grown from strength to strength and is now considered the team to beat in the annual International Rugby Board Sevens Circuit, he added.

At the NZI Sevens in New Zealand, Kenya will play in Group C alongside Tonga, United States and England.

Similarly, the USA Sevens will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. As the fourth round in the grand prix-style calendar, the USA Sevens continues to expand its fan base both at the event and through record national broadcast ratings in the States.

At the USA Sevens, Kenya will play in Group C alongside Samoa, Scotland and Chile.

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Changes in 2010 Bamburi Rugby Super Series Structure
Rhinos

The Bamburi Rugby Super Series (BRSS) will be returning in 2010 with some modifications intended to promote the growth of the game while enhancing rugby's already growing popularity.

Rugby lovers will be delighted to know that the 2010 BRSS will retain the eight team format that was introduced in 2009. Kenya takes up the lions' share with five franchises while Uganda has two franchises and Tanzania takes up the final franchise slot.

While the universities "Sharks" franchise remains untouched, the "Buffaloes" franchise, lately the domain of Nakuru RFC is now composed of Kisumu RFC, Nyanza, Western Province and neighbouring towns. The Kenya Rugby Football Union (KRFU) has undertaken to initiate a tournament in Western Kenya that will play the twin roles of selecting the "Buffaloes" 2010 squad while establishing a platform for a regular league in the talent laden region.

Nakuru RFC renew their acquaintance with Kenya Harlequin FC, a relationship that was solid for the first three years of the Rugby Super Series when they link up to form the new look "Rhinos" franchise. Another couple renewing their acquaintance is Kenya Commercial Bank and Mwamba RFC who also formed the original "Lions" franchise between 2003 and 2005. The Cheetahs franchise of Impala RFC and Nondescripts RUFC remains unchanged.

BRSS2010 Kenyan franchises: Franchise Home Key Affiliate Clubs | Sharks Nairobi Mean Machine, Strathmore + Universities + Mombasa Poly | Cheetahs Nairobi Impala, Nondescripts | Lions Nairobi KCB, Mwamba, Mombasa | Rhinos Nakuru Harlequins, Nakuru | Buffaloes Kisumu Nyanza, Western Provinces + neighbouring towns. - Maik Kwambo

(27 /11 /09)

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