EARLY KICK OFF FOR KENYA CUP AND ERIC SHIRLEY SHIELD
February 26, 2007
The Kenya Cup and Eric Shirley Shield leagues will kick off on March 3.
Frank Sabwa, the Kenya Rugby Football Union secretary said the change has been necessitated by the postponement of the Bamburi Rugby Super Series. The title sponsor requested for a delay to execute the logistics of the expanded BRSS to include a team form Tanzania and two from Uganda . “The Board has resolved to bring forward the Kenya RFU Kenya Cup and Eric Shirley Leagues to begin on March 03, 2007,” Sabwa wrote.
Also shelved was the new format where the teams were supposed to play at one venue. Therefore, the league reverts to the old format where the clubs shall play at home and away.Two clubs – Mombasa Sports Club and Nakuru RFC – have been promoted to the Kenya Cup League this season.
Teams in the Kenya Cup league are Kenya Commercial Bank, Impala , Kenya Harlequins, Nondescripts, Mwamba, Mean Machine, Nakuru and Mombasa Sports Club.The Eric Shirley Shield League has been divided in two pools. Pool A has the United States International University – Africa, Africa Nazarene University , Blak Blad, Mean Machine II, Kisumu, Strathmore University , Daystar University and Mombasa Sports Club. Pool B has Nakuru RFC II, Quins II, Impala II, Nondies II, Mwamba II, KCB II and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
In the Kenya Cup League, champions KCB travel to Mombasa on March 3 while Nakuru host Impala. Quins shall be at home to Mean Machine as Nondies host Mwamba. The revised fixtures also have a women’s league in which Mwamba Invaders and Quins Kweens shall play six times from March 17.
March Fixtures
Kenya Cup: March 3: Mombasa Sports Club v KCB, Nakuru v Impala, Quins v Mean Machine, Nondies v Mwamba; March 10: Nakuru v KCB, Mombasa Sports Club v Impala, Mwamba v Quins, Mean Machine v Nondies; March 17: Mwamba v KCB, Mean Machine v Impala, Nakuru v Quins, Nondies v Mombasa Sports Club; March 24: KCB v Mean Machine, Impala v Mwamba, Mombasa Sports Club v Quins, Nondies v Nakuru; March 31: KCB v Nondies, Impala v Mwamba, Mombasa Sports Club v Quins, Nondies v Nakuru.
Eric Shirley Shield March 3
Pool A: Mombasa Sports Club II v USIU-A, Daystar University v Africa Nazarene University, Strathmore University v Blak Blad, Kisumu v Mean Machine II.
Pool B: Nakuru II v Impala II, JKUAT v Quins II, Nondies II v Mwamba II.
March 10
Pool A: USIU-A v Daystar University, Mombasa Sports Club II v Africa Nazarene University, Kisumu v Blak Blad, Strathmore University v Mean Machine II.
Pool B: Nakuru II v KCB II, Mwamba v Quins II, JKUAT v Nondies II.
March 17
Pool A: USIU-A v Strathmore University, Kisumu v Africa Nazarene University, Mombasa Sports Club II v Blak Blad, Mean Machine v Daystar University.
Pool B: Mwamba II v KCB II, Nakuru II v Quins II, JKUAT v Impala II.
March 24
Pool A: Kisumu v USIU-A, Strathmore University v Africa Nazarene University, Blak Blad v Daystar University, Mombasa Sports Club II v Mean Machine II.
Pool B: KCB II v JKUAT, Impala II v Mwamba II, Nakuru II v Nondies II.
March 31
Pool A: USIU-A v Mean Machine, Africa Nazarene University v Blak Blad, Mombasa Sports Club II v Strathmore University, Kisumu v Daystar University.
Pool B: KCB II v Nondies II, Impala II v Quins II, Mwamba II v JKUAT II.
Women
March 17: Quins Kweens v Mwamba Invaders (RFUEA); March 31: Mwamba Invaders v Quins Kweens (Nairobi Railway Club).
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