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Fresh talent will be on display when the Kenya Sevens side, Shujaa, heads to Spain for the second leg of the HSBC World Championship, with highly rated youngster Victor Mola set to make his long-awaited national team debut.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsMola has been named in the Shujaa squad that will compete from Friday, 29 May, to Sunday, 31 May, in Valladolid, Spain, as Kenya looks to improve on their seventh-place finish at last month’s Hong Kong Sevens.##NAJAVA_MECA_9763345##The Strathmore Leos youngster has steadily built a reputation as one of the country’s brightest rugby prospects despite his young age. His rise has been backed by a string of individual accolades, among them the 2024 Great Rift 10s top try scorer award and most promising player title, as well as the 2022 Dala 7s most promising player recognition.The youngster was part of the Chipu class of 2023 and earned his move to Strathmore Leos after impressing at Kisumu RFC during the 2022 season. Former Imp..

Defending champions South Africa have named a star-studded squad for the 2026 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup set for Saturday, 23 to Sunday, 31 May at the RFUEA Grounds.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Springbok Women will arrive in Nairobi looking to retain the continental title they won in Madagascar last year after a dominant campaign that saw them beat Uganda 62-7, edge Kenya Lionesses 19-12, and hammer Madagascar 61-17.Head coach Swys de Bruin unveiled a 28-player squad packed with World Cup experience and promising young talent. However, De Bruin will not travel with the team to Kenya as he remains in Stellenbosch to oversee the conditioning group, leaving assistant coaches Laurian Johannes-Haupt and Franzel September in charge of the touring side.STARS ABROAD: Harambee Stars defender wins league title in EgyptLock Anathi Qolo will captain the side after recently leading the Isuzu Bulls Daisies to a fourth consecutive Pick n Pay Women’s Super League title.Qolo is among n..

Uganda Lady Cranes assistant coach Charles Onen has outlined the team’s ambitions ahead of the 2026 Rugby Africa Women’s Performance Division tournament, with survival in the top tier and improving on last year’s performance topping the agenda.The Lady Cranes will once again battle against continental heavyweights Kenya, South Africa and Madagascar after earning promotion to the elite competition through a dominant campaign in Côte d’Ivoire last year.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsUganda sealed qualification for the top division after thrashing Zimbabwe 63-7 in the Rugby Africa Women’s Division One tournament. They completed the round-robin competition unbeaten, recording commanding victories over Zimbabwe, Tunisia, and hosts Côte d’Ivoire to secure promotion.Their strong run saw them join Kenya, South Africa, and Madagascar in the continent’s premier women’s 15s competition. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9757858##The four sides were also among the standout nations during the Rugby Africa..

As conversations around climate change continue to dominate global platforms, Kenya Sevens forward Kevin Wekesa is ensuring the issue is not only discussed in boardrooms and international summits but also on rugby pitches and in classrooms across Kenya.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Kenya international has emerged as one of the leading voices in sport-driven climate action, using rugby as a tool to educate communities, reduce plastic waste, and plant trees through his organisation, Play Green.“Most well-known people who talk about climate change are in North America and Europe, but for us, this is a very relevant conversation. It is not only about future tournaments or big international pledges. Richel Wangila opens up on fresh start at KCB Rugby after chaotic Harlequin exitIn Kenya, we see the effects in rising heat, cracked pitches and changing weather in communities where young athletes are growing up,” he told The Guardian.Wekesa’s environmental journey began befor..

Kabras RFC etched their name deeper into the record books after edging out arch-rivals KCB Rugby 14-8 in a fiercely contested final to secure an unprecedented fifth straight Kenya Cup title on Saturday, 9 May at the ASK Kakamega Showground.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe victory made Kabras the first team in the modern era to win five consecutive league crowns, joining the legendary dynasties of Impala RFC and Nondescripts RFC, who achieved similar dominance between the 1970s and early 1980s.Mozzart Sport attended the final, and here are some key takeaways and areas of improvement we noted:Kabras Sugar’s game plan that downed KCB to clinch historic 5-peatEvent organisation still needs improvementFor a competition of such magnitude, the organisation around the final left a lot to be desired.Kabras have hosted the Kenya Cup final multiple times, meaning there should already be systems in place to manage huge crowds and unpredictable weather conditions. Yet after the final..

When Richel Wangila walked away from Kenya Harlequin in the middle of a turbulent season, few could have predicted just how quickly he would settle into life at KCB Rugby.But months later, the center has emerged as one of the Bankers’ standout signings and is already eyeing bigger heights after an impressive debut campaign with the club.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsWangila was among the 38 players who exited Kenya Harlequin in September 2025 following a major fallout over the club’s payment structure.The alleged unrest began shortly after the Embu Sevens, with frustrations boiling over into player boycotts and tense meetings between the squad and club management.##NAJAVA_MECA_9743914##The situation reached a breaking point during a heated meeting at the RFUEA Grounds on 20 September, where players were reportedly told to either accept the existing payment model or seek a way out of the club.A poll later conducted in the team’s official WhatsApp group showed overwhelming ..

KCB Rugby head coach Andrew Amonde has pointed to his side’s growth and resilience as the biggest positives despite ending the 2025/26 15s season without silverware.The Bankers wrapped up the campaign empty-handed after falling short in all three major competitions; the Eric Shirley Shield (ESS), the Kenya Cup and the Enterprise Cup.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsKCB travelled to Kakamega hoping to reclaim the ESS title from Menengai Oilers, but were outplayed 25-13 on Saturday, 9 May, in the curtain-raiser to the Kenya Cup final.It was a disappointing afternoon for the Bankers, who had entered the clash eager to end the Oilers’ reign.##NAJAVA_MECA_9743914##Their hopes of salvaging the season in the Kenya Cup final also slipped away later in the day as defending champions Kabras RFC edged them 14-8 in a tightly contested encounter at the ASK Kakamega Showground.KCB had gone into the final determined to reclaim the Kenya Cup title they last lifted in 2021. Still, Kabras’ ex..

Mwamba RFC capped their return to the Kenya Cup in fitting fashion after edging JKUAT Cougars 34-33 in a pulsating KRU Championship final played at a packed Goan Institute on Saturday, 9 May 2026.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe victory crowned Kulabu as 2026 KRU Championship winners and completed a successful campaign that also secured their promotion back to the Kenya Cup after a season away from the top tier.Mwamba had booked their place in the final after a commanding 41-26 semifinal victory over Catholic Monks Rugby, while JKUAT Cougars reached their maiden Championship final by thrashing Homeboyz RFC 40-9 in the other semifinal. Both semifinal wins also guaranteed the two teams automatic promotion to the Kenya Cup, with Saturday’s final delivering exactly the spectacle expected between two in-form sides.Mwamba carried a narrow 20-15 lead into halftime before surviving a fierce second-half push from the university side to hold on for victory in front of a packed cro..

Kenya Sevens co-captain Samuel Asati has opened up on the defining feature of modern sevens rugby as the team prepares for a daunting challenge at the upcoming SVNS World Championship in Valladolid. The tournament is slated for Friday, 29 to Sunday, 31 May at the iconic Estadio José Zorrilla in Spain.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsShujaa have been drawn in a tough Pool A alongside South Africa, Australia, and Great Britain.The competition marks a crucial penultimate round of the global sevens circuit, bringing together some of the best teams in world rugby in what promises to be a fiercely contested battle for supremacy.##NAJAVA_MECA_9735022##Kenya’s pool has already been labelled the “group of death,” considering the pedigree of the sides involved and the intensity expected in every fixture.Speaking ahead of the tournament, Asati noted that Shujaa’s encouraging performance in Hong Kong had given the side the belief that they can compete with the world’s elite despite rece..

When referee Constant Cap blew the final whistle at the ASK Kakamega Showground on Saturday, 9 May, it marked not only the end of the 2025/26 Kenya Cup season but also a historic chapter in Kenyan rugby.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsKabras RFC etched their name deeper into the record books after edging out arch-rivals KCB Rugby 14-8 in a fiercely contested final to secure an unprecedented fifth straight Kenya Cup title.The victory made Kabras the first team in 44 years to win five consecutive league crowns, joining the legendary dynasties of Impala RFC and Nondescripts RFC, who achieved similar dominance between the 1970s and early 1980s.Where are they now? Tracing KCB’s squad that last won the Kenya Cup titleThe triumph further showcased Tang Tang’s remarkable consistency. Kabras have now gone unbeaten in league action since 2022 and are riding a run of more than 50 matches without defeat. Since that loss, only KCB and Menengai Oilers have come close to unsettling the Ka..