tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35711154289909280812009-11-27T14:49:48.489+03:00Hi all. Just a Web Log promoting discussion on Rugby in Kenya; where it was where it is, where it can get to and how it can get there. Feel free to post comments, but no insults or abusive language. Constructive contributions only and tolerance to all views. <b>You can directly send comments and messages to the blog owner at rugstory(at)gmail.com.</b>DataMinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11699016301478508933noreply@blogger.comBlogger557125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571115428990928081.post-43535384166899320222009-11-27T13:41:00.002+03:002009-11-27T13:52:02.911+03:00

Top seeds Kenya Harlequin open play against newcomers Homeboyz. My sources have not been very good this time and I don't know the composition of this team, but I expect it to be an invitational team with some mercenaries! Next up will Flames against USIU. The top matches of the day will be the closing ones from about 3.15 p.m. though the Mwamba vs. Masinde Muliro match at 1.35 should be one to

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Kenya Harlequin are the top seeds for this weekend's Prinsloo Sevens in Nakuru. Hosts and runners up last weekend Nakuru are second seeded with KCB and Strathmore third and fourth in that order. The equalising rationalisation of points for the sixteen team tournaments to come close to the twenty four team ones means there is no real advantage in winning the bigger events now. Due to the

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Guys, I apologise for having been too quiet but it has been a hectic period with exams having gotten the better of me and my mama is graduating on the 4th of December so you can imagine the running around that is going on to please her here and there. Anyway those are details that will be taken taken care of but sadly I will be lonely without her as I continue my pursuit of engineering knowledge

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Looking in from Outside!Very many factors influence your vision. The presence of blinds or curtains. The tint on the windows. The angle of the sunlight. Placement of furniture in the room. And placement of the what you actually want to see in the room. So you ask, what am I trying to see?Purely as an outsider, who's only interest is in the game, the welfare of the players, the welfare of

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Hosts Kenya Harlequins turned the tables on last weekend's winners Nakuru to take the second round of the Western Union National Sevens Circuit. A lackluster performance on Day 1 that saw Quins lose to JKUAT may have brought in some complacency on Nakuru but a convincing second day performance by Quins and a steady game saw them clinch this 31-17.Next weekend we're in Nakuru for the Prinsloo

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Courtesy of KRFU Media and CommunicationsPool ANakuru, Kisumu qualify for Christie Sevens quartersTournament top seeds Nakuru RFC aiming to add the Christie Sevens title to their Dala Sevens crown began the day with a narrow 19-14 win over Mombasa Polytechnic in Pool A. The Mombasa side held their own against Nakuru, falling short of claiming a famous scalp in Nakuru RFC. The other Pool A match

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In a day of near and actual upsets, the following teams have made it to the main cup quarter finals.Nakuru meet Masinde Muliro University, KCB meet Mean Machine, Impala meet Strathmore and Quins meet Kisumu. Matches start early tomorrow so try to be on time. Those not at the grounds can follow our Tweeter?? on Twitter or the updates on the left column.Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

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Day 1 Matches will be played as below. Match No Time 1 10:00 NAKURU vs MOMBASA POLY 2 10:18 KISUMU vs CATHOLIC 3 10:36 QUINS vs USIU 4 10:54 MASINDE MULIRO vs JKUAT 5 11:12 IMPALA vs MACHINE 6 11:30 NONDIES vs

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With the Sevens season now in full swing, now would be the time to recollect our thoughts, and with next season barely two months away from starting, think about where we were, where we are, and where we can be. Unfortunately it is not so. You see, we have become solely mindful of rugby sevens and leave the regular rugby as an aside. Yes, we are more visible in sevens and yes, people are ready

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After their sterling performance last week that saw them claim the Dala Sevens title, the first of the five leg National Sevens Circuit, Nakuru have been seeded top at this weekends Christie Sevens, to be hosted by Kenya Harlequins. The hosts have been seeded second with Impala and Strathmore third and fourth respectively.Nakuru are placed in Pool A alongside Kisumu, Mombasa Polytechnic and

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Nakuru beat a youthful Quins team 20 nil in a one sided final. All in all a good two days of rugby with plenty of fresh talent on display.

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Reproduced from KRFU Press Release.The 2009 National Sevens Circuit began in earnest when the Dala Sevensgot underway in Kisumu today.Reigning circuit champs Mwamba RFC got the day's proceedings underwaywith a 41-0 win over debutantes Siaya KMTC, a match that was a strollin the park for the black shirts. The black shirts would win theirremaining two fixtures in pool A , booking a quarter final

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Simply a post in support of Dataminer, Just a Fan, Back 2 Basics, The Real KRFU and of course myself, for the effort put into this blog. From an obscure blog a year ago, we have slowly risen through the ranks to gain recognition for what we do. At times hard hitting, at times complimentary, but always truthful to the cause of the blogger.We have been called partisan, others have said we always

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The draw for the first leg of the Western Union National Sevens Circuit has been released. Last year's champions Mwamba are drawn in a relatively easy Pool A alongside Blak Blad, Masinde Muliro University and Siaya KMTC. Runners' up KCB are in Pool B with JKUAT, Daystar and Kisumu. The event is a twenty four team affair, touted as giving the numerous teams in Western Kenya an opportunity to

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My favorite part of the season is over and maybe I also need to take a break. I firmly believe that the foundation of all rugby is the fifteen a side code and all else is supplementary. You can play fifteen a side rugby all year round and it is truly the game where people of all shapes and sizes can play. A key identity of the game of rugby. Come sevens and already the fields are emptying

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As reported earlier Kenya Airways are the new confirmed sponsors ofthe Kenya Rugby 7's team. Goodbye Virgin Atlantic and Richard BransonHello KQ and Taitus Naikuni.

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Kenya Rugby 15s season Post-Mortem 2009 arguably witnessed one of the longest, tiring but exciting 15s Kenya season. There were winners indeed and there were losers. However the buck must stop with the KRFU. How they continue to run/administer the game in Kenya while at the same time flout their own rules is indeed a mystery. The managers of the game have indeed taken a straight leaf from George

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It turned out not to be the battle all expected it to be. Impala made it 3 wins out of 4 over Harlequins this season and quite an emphatic win it was. The first half lived up to it's billing but Quins didn't come out for the second half. They allowed Impala to pile score after score and their desperation caused them to try running from deep in their half, that error costing them dearly.The

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Impala 33 Quins 24 KCB II 10 Quins II 25

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Two matches on the cards this weekend. The supremacy cup between the winners of the leagues and cups in both divisions. Kenya Harlequins are represented in both matches and were the winners of the same event last year. The second division match pits them against perennial rivals KCB whilst the highlight of the day also is against arch rivals Impala.Both matches promise to be explosive. The

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Well the fifteens season has come to a close and I must say it was quite a season. Midway through the season I started to feel that we were quickly forgetting about what fifteens rugby is about and losing patience with the whole thing. True, some teams could not be bothered, and some other teams have not played a single fifteen a side match this season, but to those that did, congratulations

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With the Enterprise Final the only meaningful rugby last weekend mymama and I found ourselves watching a game which we thought was a goneconclusion. How wrong we were as Quins brought down Impala much to ourshock and were straightforward winners with a 19-6 scoreline. Thisteam must have undergone a metamorphosis from the time Mean Machinethrashed Quins in the league.This past Saturday they were

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Harlequins 19 Impala 6

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A new day dawned for Kenya Rugby as the Safari Sevens got a new suitor. Michael Joseph or MJ as he is also known unveiled his new baby the "SAFARICOM SEVENS" in an event graced by the KRFU Chairman Richard Omwela this morning. The event will be held from June 4 to 6 (2010). MJ was smiling as he finally got hold of a most coveted prize. In the vision unveiled it is hoped that the top guns of World

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Two matches on the cards this weekend. The undercard is what has become the perennial rivalry in Kenyan second division rugby. KCB seconds take on Quins seconds in the final of the Mwamba Cup. The same teams muscled up in last year's final with KCB getting the better of Quins. What is it to be this time?The main event sees Impala take on Kenya Harlequins. The two teams had varied yet equally

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