Articles by Kenerickson Njeru

Shujaa head coach Innocent 'Namcos' Simiyu. (PHOTO/Courtesy)

Former Shujaa coach Simiyu hints at quick restart of rugby season

1554, May 23, 2020 (EAT)

Former national rugby sevens head coach Innocent ‘Namcos’ Simiyu believes it is still too early to write off the year for the rugby fraternity aft...

Tears flow at requiem mass of rugby star Tony Opondo

2345, March 18, 2020 (EAT)

Ken Njeru at Citam Church Tears flowed. Loved ones walked shoulder to shoulder as friends and the rugby fraternity gathered on Wednesday at the Chris...

Kabras coach Du Plessis bemoans suspension of league

1255, March 16, 2020 (EAT)

Kabras Sugar RFC head coach Henley Du Plessis says the move by the Kenya Rugby Union to suspend all league matches will negatively affect all the rug...

All for love: Rugby fans speak on sports’ rigour

1951, March 3, 2020 (EAT)

That many fans flock to rugby stadia is not in doubt. The interesting perspective though is that at the moment, in Kenya, there is no popular team spo...

Kenya Cup: Top six shift gears to playoffs

1438, March 2, 2020 (EAT)

Kabras Sugar and KCB RFC earned their Kenya Cup semi-final ticket after finishing top and second in the overall Kenya Cup standings after the regular ...

Vancouver Sevens: Shujaa land fair-looking pool, but will they tick?

1154, March 2, 2020 (EAT)

The national rugby sevens team Shujaa have been drawn in Pool C for the sixth round of HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series alongside Cape Town and Hamilton...

Shujaa fall to Samoa in playoff

2056, March 1, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya national rugby team lost their ninth place quarter final match 28-19 against Samoa at the Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, California. Paul...

Oilers thrash Quins to storm Kenya Cup playoffs

1850, February 29, 2020 (EAT)

Menengai Oilers qualified for the Kenya Cup playoffs quarter finals after demolishing Kenya Harlequins 39-13 at the Moi showground Nakuru on Saturday....

Menengai Oilers Harold Ojango races clear past Strathmore University opposition for the try during the ...

Fans throng Nakuru for Quins, Oilers decider

1837, February 29, 2020 (EAT)

With Top Fry Nakuru awarded a walkover by already relegated Western Bulls in the Kenya Cup, most of their fans are already flocked at the Moi showgrou...

Players didn’t do enough to safeguard Kenya Cup status: Bulls coach

1505, February 24, 2020 (EAT)

Western Bulls RFC head coach Solomon Obiero says lack of finances and player commitment led to their relegation from Kenya Cup. The western based s...

Boost to Shujaa as Oliech, Ouma join squad for North America legs

1101, February 20, 2020 (EAT)

Top Fry Nakuru flanker Oscar Ouma and Impala Saracens full-back Samuel Oliech have made a return to the National Sevens squad, Shujaa, to play in th...

Johnstone Mungau (with ball) of Kabras Sugar RFC is tackled by Collins Onyango of Topfry ...

The magic behind Kabras’ fairy-tale Kenya Cup run

1140, February 19, 2020 (EAT)

Kabras Sugar Strength and Conditioning coach Richard Ochieng says that early preparations and good organizational structures are the panacea to their ...

‘Big Wheels’ Ambaka tips Shujaa to regain footing in Vegas, Vancouver legs

1137, February 18, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya’s Rugby Sevens center Willy Ambaka believes that working on inconsistency will help Shujaa get positive results in the upcoming Los Angeles an...

Not yet over for Western Bulls, says Obiero

1311, February 17, 2020 (EAT)

Despite quite a sorry run in the current Kenya Cup campaign, Western Bulls head coach Solomon Obiero believes that wins in their last two remaining ma...

Harlequins outlast Bulls in Kenya Cup

1947, February 15, 2020 (EAT)

Kenya Harlequins defeated Western Bulls 28-16 in a Kenya Cup match played at the Bull ring Kakamega on Saturday. Dominique Habimana changes got a b...

Budding Indeche raring to shine with Shujaa, Simbas

1306, February 13, 2020 (EAT)

Kabras Sugar forward Collins Indeche believes it is just a matter of time before he features for the national rugby 15’s team, his ultimate dream in...

Du Plessis says Kabras feeling playoff pressure

1150, February 10, 2020 (EAT)

Kabras Sugar head coach Henley Du Plessis says all top six including his Kenya Cup topping side are under pressure to seal a playoff spot and they mus...

Kabras extend impressive Kenya Cup run

2020, February 1, 2020 (EAT)

Kabras Sugar continued with their perfect form in the Kenya Cup whitewashing Stanbic Mwamba 56-13 in match round 13 played at the Bull Ring on Saturda...

Shujaa stumble again at Sydney Sevens

1434, February 1, 2020 (EAT)

The national sevens team lost their second Pool A match 21-26 against botttom placed Wales on Saturday at the Bankwest Stadium, Sydney. Paul Feeney...

Focus more on points in Sydney, Ayimba tells Shujaa

1247, January 29, 2020 (EAT)

Former Kenya Sevens rugby head coach Benjamin Ayimba has rallied the team to focus on collecting more points ahead of Sydney Sevens slated for this we...