KCB Lions stay in contention with victory over Machine

Tusker Man of the Match Oliver Mang'eni of KCB Rugby Club receives his award from KCB Rugby Chairman Chiro Nyinge after his team beat Mean Machine 29-20 in the Kenya Cup on Saturday 11 February 2012

The Lions stayed in contention for the 2011/2012 Kenya Cup with a 29-20 win over Mean Machine RFC at the UoN Grounds.     This win means they are level on points with Mwamba, tied on 30 but placed third in the league due to a lower goal difference. Strathmore lead the standings with 32  [Read more...]

KCB Lions fall to Quins at the RFUEA, lie third in Kenya Cup Standings

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The match between defending league champs Quins and KCB on Saturday 4 February 2012 at the RFUEA was the weekend’s top bill and both sides began this fixture tentatively, engaging each other cautiously but it was Quins who made the first foray into their opponents territory, camping on the bankers five but Fabian Olando eased  [Read more...]

Twisty rally ushers in 2012 KCB Championship

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It was a dust raising afternoon at the Ruringu Stadium in Nyeri Saturday as the first day of the KCB Micro Banking Rally kicked off.   Alastair Cavenagh was the quickest in the special spectator stage with an 8000 strong crowd cheering him and the other drivers as they set the pace in day one  [Read more...]

Quins (6) v Kenya Commercial Bank (2)

Bankika KCB Vs Quins

KCB, currently placed second on the Kenya Cup log  will come into this fixture off the back of a 57-0 home win over Kisumu in their last Kenya Cup outing. They are pursuit of a win that could see them top the table depending on the outcome of events involved Mwamba, Strathmore with whom they  [Read more...]

KCB Nyeri rally good to go

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Kenya National Rally Championship title sponsors have renewed their sponsorship for this year’s eagerly awaited season. Speaking at the launch of this weekends rally on Tuesday, to be held in Nyeri, head of KCB Microbanking Simon Kariuki outlined the banks promise in supporting the championship.     “As we launch this years rallying circuit we  [Read more...]

Samoan rugby manager hit with ‘pig fine’

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Samoa’s manager at the recent Rugby World Cup in New Zealand has been symbolically fined 100 pigs by his home village over allegations he misbehaved at the tournament.     Leaders in the Pacific island nation’s Leauva’a village ordered Mathew Vaea to pay 100 sows for tarnishing the chiefly title of “tuala” that had been  [Read more...]

IMPALA FLOODLIGHTS FINALE

Zuku Impala Floodlits Wk 3 games

FLOODIES FINALS FIXTURES Clubs Strathmore VS Machine Uni Final Impala II vs Machine II School Mang’u vs Upper Hill Defending champions Strathmore Leos snuck into the 2011 Zuku Impala Floodlit Final courtesy of a 6-5 win over Nakuru RFC in a tense semi final played at the Impala Club.   Clubs Semi Final Strathmore 6  [Read more...]

RWC winner Henry to take up Barbarians reigns

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Fresh from guiding the All Blacks to their first World Cup title in 24 years, Graham Henry will coach the Barbarians in their November 26 match with Australia at Twickenham, organisers announced.     Henry, who earned redemption in the eyes of his compatriots after his side avenged a 2007 World Cup quarter-final defeat by  [Read more...]

Gartland mulled cheating in Semi final

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, October 19 – Wales coach Warren Gatland has revealed he considered cheating in the team’s World Cup semi-final defeat by France.   Gatland said he had thought about asking a prop to fake an injury which, with his team already a man down after the sending off of captain Sam Waburton, would  [Read more...]

All Blacks in sight of coveted rugby world cup

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AUCKLAND, Newzealand October 17 – New Zealand was at peace with itself after the All Blacks savaged Australia to power into a World Cup final where they will start as overwhelming favourites against France.   This rugby-obsessed nation was on edge ahead of Sunday’s semi-final, fretting over 24 years without the Webb Ellis Cup and  [Read more...]

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