Rwenzori ejected from Bamburi Series
by Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo Uganda’s debut season in the regional Bamburi Rugby Super Series could not skip the semi-final hurdle after Rwenzori went down 20-30 to star-studded Kenya’s Rhinos at the hostile Rugby Football Union of East Africa (RFUEA) grounds in Nairobi. Missing the experienced trio of captain Mathias Ochwo (personal reasons), John Musoke (hamstring injury) and Robert Seguya (malaria), a makeshift Rwenzori - still recovering from 14-hour bus ride - struggled to cope with the pace offered by Kenya 7’s stars Humphrey Kayange, Collins Injera, Lavin Asego and Sidney Ashioya. “We gave away too much space in the second half which cost ...
Super Series – One Stop Fan Spot
Kenya Rugby Football Union (KRFU) has locked a deal with continental SuperSport TV channel to provide a satellite signal to the RFUEA grounds where fans can watch the Sevens in Hong Kong and also the World Cup qualifying match between Harambee Stars and Tunisia besides the Super Series matches. SuperSport is the leading sports provider in South Africa. It also provides sports coverage in other African countries such as Namibia and Kenya. The channel focuses mainly on the three most popular sports rugby, cricket and soccer. The Bamburi Rugby Super Series Chairman, Aggrey Chabeda said Nairobi Rugby fans will have a good ...
Bamburi Cement’s 2009 Sponsorship
The Kenya Rugby Football Union has received a boost towards this year's Rugby Super Series. Bamburi has 'cemented' its commitment to the development of rugby with a Ksh 9 million Title sponsorship deal. The new Managing Director Mr Hussein Mansi handed KRFU Chairman, Richard Omwela and Rugby Super Series Chairman, Aggrey Chabeda a cheque. Since it was established in 2003, the Super Series has continued to grow in leaps and bounds attracting teams from Tanzania and Uganda. The Rugby Super Series Chairman, Aggrey Chabeda said the growth of the super series has only been possible with support from sponsors like Bamburi ...
Looking Back To The 2008 Rugby Super Series
A Look At The 2008 Rugby Super Series by Mike Kwambo The 2008 Rugby Super Series sponsored by Bamburi Cement was an expanded event, featuring six franchises, namely the Buffaloes, Cheetahs, Lions and Rhinos with the new additions being the Sharks made up of Nairobi based universities and the Twigas from Tanzania. The teams were pooled in two groups of three teams each. POOL 1: Cheetahs, Lions, Twigas POOL 2: Buffaloes, Rhinos, Sharks The inclusion of the Twigas from Tanzania saw the RSS spread its wings across the Kenyan border for the first time since its inception in 2003. MATCH DAY ONE Match day one saw ...
Uganda Confirms Participation
Two teams from Uganda have confirmed participation in the Bamburi Rugby Super Series 2009. Rwenzori will be made up of players from UTL Kobs, G4S Pirates, Rhinos and Nile RFC while Victoria will be made up of players from MTN Heathens, Toyota Buffaloes, Hima Impis and Entebbe Mongers. The super series chairman, Mr Aggrey Chabeda, said this is the first time that Uganda will be participating in the tournament. Chabeda in an interview said this was good news for the Super Series tournament which kicks off on Saturday, 21st March 2009 with matches held in Arusha, Kampala, Kisumu, Nakuru and Nairobi. "The ...
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by Harvest Tones On Sunday, 29th March, 2009 we made our way to Ayany in Kibera where we were set to meet the Kenya Youth AIDS Ambassadors group made up of youth living positively... [Read more]
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by Mike Kwambo It was semi final Saturday on match day 4 of the 2009 Bamburi Rugby Super Series where Buffaloes and Rhinos won their matches to ensure an all Kenyan final on Saturday... [Read more]
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