Kenya Cup Wrap: Kabras too good for Strathmore Leos as Mwamba record maiden win
28th January 2024
The sugarmen pumped 80 points past Leos.
- Mwamba ended their five-match winless streak with victory over Nondies.
- Kenyatta University’s Blak Blad ended Kenya Harlequins’ perfect start to the season.
- Menengai Oilers defeated Kisumu at the Nakuru Showground while KCB were winners away to Nakuru at the Nakuru Athletic Club.
Kenya Cup defending
champions Kabras Sugar RFC proved to be in a class of their own once again as
they whitewashed varsity side Strathmore Leos 88-3 to cement their position at
the top of the league standings.
In the one sided clash
played at the Strathmore Grounds in Madaraka, the sugarmen ran riot as they
scored fourteen tries to teach the students some serious rugby lessons.
An imperious David
Bunduki bagged a hat-trick of tries as Jeanson Misoga and Brian Mutua
contributed to the scoring party with their own braces.
William Mwanji, Brian
Juma, Bryceso Adaka, Alfred Orege, Walter Okoth, Patrick Lumumba and a penalty
try would seal the emphatic result that saw Tang Tang maintain their unbeaten
streak.
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Elsewhere, Mwamba and
Catholic Monks claimed their first wins of the season, emerging victorious in
their matches against Nondescripts and Homeboyz respectively.
Mwamba were 15-7
winners at the RFUEA against Nondies as Monks stopped Homeboyz 27-17 at the
Jamhuri Park.
Kenyatta University’s
Blak Blad ended Kenya Harlequins’ perfect start to the season with a 9-3 win at
the Kenyatta University. Dennis Gitau was Blak Blad’s hero, kicking over three
penalties in the closely contested clash overseen by Constant Cap.
Blad would have an
early stab at goal from a penalty attempt following a Quins infringement but
Gitau’s kick was short.
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He soon put the hosts
ahead with another penalty goal off a Quins infringement, Blak Blad leading 3-0
before Quins replied through Amon Wamalwa’s penalty in a first half that saw
Blad’s scrummaging posing a problem for the Quins front row.
Another Gitau penalty
took the game to 6-3 at the break.
Head coach Paul
Murunga introduced Cornelius Mokoro and Laban Kipsang for Patrick Wainaina and
Charles Orwa respectively as Quins took to the second half chasing the game and
victory.
They grew in
confidence, seeing more of the ball as they gained territory but were time and
again let down by a series of unforced errors with every visit to the Blad 22.
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Gitau’s third penalty
took the score to 9-3, Blad doggedly defending but looking threatening every
time they had ball in hand. They would eventually hold out for the win that
keeps their playoff hopes alive.
Menengai Oilers
defeated Kisumu 48-7 at the Nakuru Showground while KCB were 20-12 winners away
to Nakuru at the Nakuru Athletic Club.
Collated Results
Strathmore Leos 3-88
Kabras Sugar
Nakuru 12-20 KCB
Menengai Oilers 48-7
Kisumu
Blak Blad 9-3 Kenya
Harlequin
Homeboyz 17-27
Catholic Monks
Mwamba 15-7 Nondescripts