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This page deals with the definative history of rugby union from the early days to the present day in Kenya-Uganda & Tanganyika renamed Tanzania after the political union with Zanzibar 26/04/1964.

Some Simba’s who have scored hat-tricks for Kenya in Test & Non-TestJe wewe ulifunga jaribio ngapi? And against who at W...
06/04/2026

Some Simba’s who have scored hat-tricks for Kenya in Test & Non-Test

Je wewe ulifunga jaribio ngapi? And against who at What venue?
Pic--8/6/2014_ Kenya Vs Western Province of South Africa RFUEA Ground-Martin Owilla of Kenya with Kenny Andola in support

Arnold-(Arnie) L. Mitchell of Impala scored a hat trick of tries against Uganda on 8/8/1971 at Lugogo Grounds-Kampala-Uganda

DAN KIMORO of IMPALA scored a hat-trick of tries against Matabeleland on 4/5/1984 at Hartsfield Grounds-Bulawayo- Zimbabwe..

EDWARD ROMBO of MEAN MACHINE scored a hat-trick of tries against Penguins on 20/71989 at RFUEA Grounds-Nairobi-Kenya..

Ken Aswani of Mean Machine scored a hat-trick of tries against
Uganda on 30/08/1997 at RFUEA Grounds-Nairobi-Kenya..

ROGER AKENA of KENYA HARLEQUINS scored a hat trick of tries against Madagascar on 13/10/2001 at Mahamasina Municipal Stadium-Antananarivo-Madagascar

ROGER AKENA of KENYA HARLEQUINS scored a hat trick of tries against Botswana on 2/8/2003 at Molepole Stadium-Gaborone- Botswana

COLLINS INJERA OF MWAMBA scored a hat trick of tries against Cameroon on 12/7/2008 at RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi, Kenya...

RONNIE MWENESI of KCB scored a hat trick of tries against Madagascar on 21/7/2014 at Mahamasina Municipal Stadium-Antananarivo-Madagascar.

DAN SIKUTA of MWAMBA scored a hat trick of tries against Zimbabwe on 9/7/2016 at Police Grounds Harare-Zimbabwe..

JACOB OJEE of KCB scored a hat-trick of tries against Uganda on 24/6/2017 at RFUEA Grounds-Nairobi-Kenya...

JACOB OJEE of KCB scored a hat-trick of tries against Tunisia on 8/7/2017 at RFUEA Grounds-Nairobi-Kenya Simbas

DAVIES CHENGE of KCB scored a hat-trick of tries against Zimbabwe on 30/6/2018 at RFUEA Grounds-Nairobi-Kenya Simbas

ISAAC NJOROGE of KCB scored a hat- trick of tries against Zambia on 27/8/2019 at RFUEA Grounds-Nairobi-Kenya Simbas

ALFRED OREGE of KABRAS SUGAR scored a hat- trick of tries against Zimbabwe on 20/5/2023 at Nakuru Athletics Club-Nakuru-Kenya

SCHOOLBOYS CAPPED FOR KENYA 15’S- 31/07/1971-18/02/20061)-ENIA MIA MARCO SCAGLIOSI of NAIROBI SCHOOL AND IMPALA was capp...
04/04/2026

SCHOOLBOYS CAPPED FOR KENYA 15’S- 31/07/1971-18/02/2006

1)-ENIA MIA MARCO SCAGLIOSI of NAIROBI SCHOOL AND IMPALA was capped for Kenya against Uganda on 31/7/1971 at Lugogo Grounds-Kampala-Uganda,,,

2)-NICK KADO of LENANA SCHOOL and IMPALA was capped for Kenya against Tanzania on 12/5/1973 at Arusha Gymkhana Club-Arusha-Tanzania...

3)-JOHN SOLOMON AKATSA of LENANA SCHOOL and IMPALA was capped for Kenya against Tanzania on 12/5/1973 at Arusha Gymkhana Club-Arusha-Tanzania,,

4)-WALTER PETER PRINSLOO of LENANA SCHOOL and NAKURU AC was capped for Kenya against Tanzania on 12/5/1973 at Arusha Gymkhana Club-Arusha-Tanzania..

5)-JACKSON ELIAKIM OMAIDO of LENANA SCHOOL and NONDESCRIPTS was capped for Kenya against Lechwe on 4/9/1976 at RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya.

6)-ERIC AYODO of LENANA SCHOOL and IMPALA was capped for Kenya against Club Sporting Municipal Clamart on 28/5/1978 at RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi-Kenya & also capped on the Kenya tour of Zambia-July 1978.

7)-PATRICK ALUKWE WAKHU of SAINT MARY’S SCHOOL, Nairobi was capped for Kenya against Zimbabwe on 23/5/1981 at RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi, Kenya. Patrick had the unique distinction of never having played Club rugby before the Zimbabwe match.

8)-Eric Kibe of Nairobi School/Barclays Bank was capped for Kenya against Zimbabwe on 13/8/1989 at Harare Sports Club-Harare-Zimbabwe..

9)-BIKO AMBETSA of SAINT MARY’S SCHOOL, Nairobi and MEAN MACHINE was capped for Kenya against Mombasa on 28/4/1997 at Impala Club-Nairobi, Kenya

10)-BIKO WOLFGANG ADEMA of SAINT MARY’S SCHOOL, Nairobi was capped for Kenya against Southern Spears on 4/3/2006 at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, -Nairobi, Kenya. Biko was first capped for Kenya on 18/2/2006 against Southern Spears at Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Pic--8/6/2014_ Kenya Vs Western Province of South Africa RFUEA Ground-Martin Owilla of Kenya in action

NEW STARTER BECOMES THE BOSS-27/06/1925-19/7/2025In 100 years, 11 KENYA Simba PLAYERS MARKED THEIR DEBUTS BY CAPTAINING ...
31/03/2026

NEW STARTER BECOMES THE BOSS-27/06/1925-19/7/2025

In 100 years, 11 KENYA Simba PLAYERS MARKED THEIR DEBUTS BY CAPTAINING THE COUNTRY. Did you? Of course, the Simba has not roared in 2026

1)-11 KENYA PLAYERS MARKED THEIR DEBUTS BY CAPTAINING THE COUNTRY. THE FIRST PLAYER TO PULL OFF THIS RARE FEAT WAS WILLHAM (W***Y) JAMES SOREY RITCHIE OF THIKA SPORTS CLUB IN THE FIRST EVER MATCH AGAINST THE ROYAL NAVY- ON SATURDAY 27 JUNE 1925 AT NAIROBI GYMKHANA CLUB-NAIROBI-KENYA.

2)-HE WAS FOLLOWED BY RON SINCLAIR OF CIVIL SERVICE AGAINST THE COMBINED SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AT KITALE SPORTS CLUB-KITALE –KENYA ON 11/01/ 1930.

3)-W***Y HOPS OF NONDESCRIPTS CAPTAINED KENYA AGAINST COMBINED SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AT PARKLANDS SPORTS CLUB-NAIROBI-KENYA ON 25 JANUARY 1930.

4)-ERIC BERGEN SEEX OF MUTHAIGA DOUBLE CAPTAINED KENYA IN TWO MATCHES AGAINST TANGANYIKA AT KINGS AFRICAN RIFLES GROUNDS-DAR-ES-SALAAM, TANGANYIKA ON 20/08/1932 AND AGAIN ON 22/08/1932.

5)-WILLIE INGRAM OF NONDESCRIPTS ALSO FOLLOWED SUIT AGAINST THE COMBINED OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITIES XVS AT MITCHELL PARK (TODAY JAMHURI PARK)-NAIROBI-KENYA ON A SATURDAY15/09/1951.

6-OWEN GEORGE WHEELER OF KENYA HARLEQUINS LED KENYA OUT AGAINST TANGANYIKA ON SATURDAY 10/07/1954 AT THE ARUSHA GYMKHANA SPORTS CLUB IN ARUSHA-TANGANYIKA.

7-PETER J.F.WHEELER OF LONDIANI LED KENYA OUT AGAINST TANGANYIKA AT ARUSHA GYMKHANA SPORTS CLUB IN ARUSHA-TANGANYIKA ON SATURDAY 27/08/1955.

8)-CHRIS C. YOUNG OF NAKURU ATHLETICS CLUB ALSO LED KENYA OUT ON HIS DEBUT AGAINST TANGANYIKA AT ARUSHA GYMKHANA SPORTS CLUB ON SATURDAY 08/04/1961
9)-DAVID JOHN PARKER OF IMPALA LED KENYA OUT AGAINST UGANDA ON 3/6/1972 AT PARKLANDS SPORTS CLUB-NAIROBI-KENYA

10-ROY J. LEASK OF IMPALA WAS CAPTAIN AGAINST ZAMBIAN SCORPIONS LECHWE ON SATURDAY 04/09/1976 AT THE RFUEA GROUNDS IN NAIROBI KENYA.

11)-TOM ONYANGO OKETCH OF MWAMBA WAS THE LAST PLAYER TO LEAD THE COUNTRY OUT ON A SUNDAY 23/05/1981 IN THE FIRST TEST AGAINST ZIMBABWE AT THE RFUEA GROUNDS IN NAIROBI KENYA.

Pic_Kenya Scorpions vs Public School Wanderers at RFUEA Grounds-Enkare Nyrobi
Sir Paul Okong'o East African Rugby Historian

Did you play for Kenya Simba’s in the Forwards and the Backs? Well the following Gentlemen didPLAYED IN THE FORWARDS AND...
30/03/2026

Did you play for Kenya Simba’s in the Forwards and the Backs? Well the following Gentlemen did

PLAYED IN THE FORWARDS AND BACKS

1) BRIAN GRANVILLE-ROSS of NONDESCRIPTS had the rare distinction of becoming the first player to play for Kenya in the forwards and backs. On 29/12/1958 he was fielded at wing against University of Cape Town at the Nakuru Athletics Club –Nakuru-Kenya while on 16/04/1960 Brian played at flank forward against Tanganyika at Arusha Gymkhana Sports Club-Arusha-Tanganyika. Brian was at full back on 5/9/1964 when Kenya played Paris University Club at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, Kenya. On 15/8/1970 he played at scrum-half against Uganda at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, Kenya.

2) PETER DUKE EVANS of NONDESCRIPTS Played AT FULL BACK AGAINST UGANDA AT PARKLANDS SPORTS CLUB-NAIROBI, KENYA ON 22/6/1972.He ALSO Played Number 6 AGAINST Lechwe-Zambia ON 4/9/1976 AT THE RFUEA GROUNDS, NAIROBI, Kenya. PETER ALSO PLAYED AT NO 8 FOR KENYA VS CSM CLAMART 4/6/1978 AT RFUEA GROUNDS, NAIROBI, KENYA AND AT 15-FULL-BACK VS BLACKHEATH FC ON 19/5/1979.

3) GODFREY ‘CHIEF’ANYIGA EDEBE OF MEAN MACHINE played for Kenya at back row on 28/5/1978 against Club Sporting Municipal Clamart at RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi, Kenya. Chief also played at scrum-half against Nchanga at Chingola Grounds, Chingola, Zambia on 26/6/1978...Chief the Scrum half apprentice and part time backrow player

4) MAX MAINA MUNIAFU of BLAK BLAD first played for Kenya at second row on 5/6/1982 against Anti-Assassins at RFUEA Grounds Nairobi-Kenya. Max was moved from second row to centre against Zimbabwe on 28/4/1984 at Police Grounds-Harare-Zimbabwe.

Max of BARCLAYS BANK also played at second centre against Zimbabwe on 14/9/1985 at RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi, Kenya.

5) FRED OLLOWS of IMPALA played against Tunisia at flanker and scrumhalf at Stade Municipal Jemmal Tunis, Tunisia on 20/9/1997. Benjamin Otieno Lang’o of Nakuru who started at flank got injured and a substitution was effected that moved Fred to flank.

6) ALLAN ONYANGO of KENYA HARLEQUINS played against Morocco at outside centre on 23/6/2007 at RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi, Kenya. ALLAN played against Tunisia at flanker on 10/06/2006 at RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi, Kenya.

7) ANDREW AMONDE of KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK played against Uganda at outside center on 24/8/2008 at Lugogo Grounds-Kampala-Uganda. Andrew also played against Madagascar blindside flanker on 2/7/2014 at Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo-Madagascar.

8- Brian William Nyikuli of Impala mostly played for Kenya in the backrow. On 23/6/2007 he was capped for Kenya at second centre against Morocco at the RFUEA Grounds-Nairobi-Kenya. On 9/7/2016, Brian of Strathmore University was captain and was at number 6 against Zimbabwe at the Police Grounds-Harare-Zimbabwe

Photo...Front Brian Granville-Ross.1st Simba to play in the forwards and backs

Sir Paul Paul Okong'o East African Rugby Historian
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28/6/1980_--The day the Scorpions stung fancied Zambia at the RFUEA...Back in the day when visitors came in they played ...
30/03/2026

28/6/1980_--The day the Scorpions stung fancied Zambia at the RFUEA...Back in the day when visitors came in they played a number of matches usually against the Scorpions like in the report attached then they met the KRFU Chairmans; Select.
A match vs the East Africa XVs would follow Kenya XVs too.Anyway during Covid hour the Scorpions RFC was revived or rather gentle aroused from a long slumber..When will the Scorpions play their first match? .Over to 1980...

The East African Hall of Fame Part OneWho is missing?For a wonderful try to be scored by a wing, a collective effort to ...
30/03/2026

The East African Hall of Fame Part One

Who is missing?

For a wonderful try to be scored by a wing, a collective effort to win the ball, to retain it and to improve on its quality, has been made by the other 14, 9 or 6 players. Similarly, for a defence to hold out, every man who tackles must do so knowing that his/her teammate is the other link in the defensive chain that must not be broken.
To succeed in keeping one’s line intact is as gratifying to a true rugby player as the scoring of a try and it is this interdependence and team work that make this sport unique. Any rugby team is the sum total of several parts, scrummage, half backs, centres, wingers.

Forwards and particularly props never really get the recognition they deserve. After all it is the glamour of pace and deception, jinxing runs, switches, threaded grubbers, drop goals often the result of fine handling, that brings crowds to their feet with a total disregard for the hard work put in by the tight five, the octet and the eight some reelers to make the spectacle possible. They also do not endear themselves to crowds because they are quiet, unsmiling and seemingly humorless.

When you come to the forwards it’s the front row glued together like Siamese twins, utterly devoted to each other on the pitch and off it. When you seek out a prop ask the ho**er and vice-versa.
Speaking to Kenyan born 3 time British & Irish Lion, Simon Shaw MBE- hapa kwa forwards ndio maneno yote. Then come to the two locks, the two towering bean poles or twin towers winning lineouts’ or ensuring a stable scrum. The back row-6-7-8 or is it 6-8-7 as the South Africans insist.

The three musketeers, who come in triplicate, strength, bravery, bottle. Simon Reynolds, Mike Andrews and Robert Balfour-Laing or Tom Oketch, David Sakari and Frank Ojiambo. Speed, defiance, disruption. George Barbour, David Parker and Peter Hiley, or Mike Evans, Max Munaifu and Rod Evans.

Tenacity, cunning, imagination. James Bichange Nyamwange, Dennis Awori and Richard Foster or Jimmy Ayoki, Brian Granville-Ross and Lord John Tarbitt. The back row controls the tiller, the brake & the accelerator. Arthos, Porthos and Aramis or Arthos, Aramis, Porthos if you are South African.

One for all and all for one.
So, who sits at the very top most plinth of scrumhalves in the East Africa hall of fame? Before the log began to be writ indelibly, were all scrumhalves- till say Matheus Johannes Uys ‘Stompie’ Jones-little India rubber jeepsian mud larks with a dive pass like Kevin Lillis or Peter Belsoi?

Who is the most celebrated of all for purity of pass-Kevin Lilis or Godfrey Chief Edebe? For power, strength, flowing, whipcord-wristed pass. What about the up your combativeness of the best flankers, the speed and acceleration and blink for a gap of the finest centre, the put it about oomph and stomach for battle of any number 8.

What about fly-halves? Those with power and incisive rugby brains capable of carving up defences and setting up the centre’s with giant boots kicking for points and territory. Rob Rowland, Dave Evans, Ron Chambers, Absalom ‘Bimbo’ Mutere, John Moore Ohaga or Sammy Wavomba Khakame.

Daniel Kimoro, Terry Tory, Nick Paterson, Edward Rombo, Ted Kabetu and Arnie Mitchell were wingers streaked with voluptuous Latin flamboyance and lightning speed and acceleration. Who are our centres Jackson Omaido, Jimmy Owino, Arnie Mitchell, Gordon Bell the ubiquitous John Muhato, Cecil Irvine or Bethuel Omolo?

The only disadvantage is that the game was not properly covered by television. Television immortalizes the game. As soon as a player is out of the changing room or tunnel and gets to playing day he/she collides with the intensity of the playing atmosphere. Bang! Cheers, Boos and catcalls. They are all scaring or uplifting. Here goes:

Is the list controversial?

By Sir Paul Okong'o

East Africa Rugby Historian

1984_Nairobi School Rugby aka Patch...Joe Muganda was Captain..Edwin Obuya _Edward Rombo got School colours...Does Patch...
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1984_Nairobi School Rugby aka Patch...Joe Muganda was Captain..Edwin Obuya _Edward Rombo got School colours...Does Patch still award Colours?

23/2/1991 & 14/4/1995..Nondescripts were unbeaten for 50 months & 5 seasons...Last lost to Barclays Bank RFC & next lost...
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23/2/1991 & 14/4/1995..Nondescripts were unbeaten for 50 months & 5 seasons...Last lost to Barclays Bank RFC & next lost to Mean Machine RFC .....Records--Records...

2026_03_18_Daily Nation_Kabras on course but who owns Kenya Cup;'s longest winning streak__Nondescripts at 54..Kabras on...
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2026_03_18_Daily Nation_Kabras on course but who owns Kenya Cup;'s longest winning streak__Nondescripts at 54..Kabras on the verge...

18/03/2026

The holy grail of East Africa Rugby returns to Uganda..Chris Okong;o-Okwelle was the first Black player to lift the Cup with Kampala RFC in 1969....In 1970 he was the only Black player in the Cup final--Kampala RFC 26-3 Impala RFC at the Kampala Sports Club...Okong'o kicked 11 points wth his educated boot..Dickie Evans scored 3 tries....and skipper Martin Watson a brace..

2026_03_12-Thursday Nation...Story ya KCB vs Kabras Sugar..Once upon a time KCB Rugby Club, Nondescripts RFC & Kenya Har...
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2026_03_12-Thursday Nation...Story ya KCB vs Kabras Sugar..Once upon a time KCB Rugby Club, Nondescripts RFC & Kenya Harlequins Rugby..could not handle Kisumu RFC, Western Bulls & Nakuru Rugby Football Club .Our Kizungu was perfect(Still is) Game pia tulikuwa tuna try..So they took us to the KRU Appeals Council..As we await Edward Rombo ,Andrew Musangi and Waiyaki's decision..Leo Leo..

1985 at RFUEA Grounds-Enkare Nyrobi.Elizabeth Okullu leads the Mwamba attack vs Quins Queens…
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1985 at RFUEA Grounds-Enkare Nyrobi.Elizabeth Okullu leads the Mwamba attack vs Quins Queens…

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