Kenya Cup
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Instituted | 1970 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Holders | Kabras Sugar (2015-16) |
| Most titles | Nondescripts RFC (17 titles) |
| Website | Official site |
| Related competition | Nationwide League Eric Shirley Shield |
The Kenya Cup is the top tier club rugby union competition in Kenya. It is organised by the Kenya Rugby Union. The competition consists of fourteen teams competing in a single round-robin format with the top four teams progressing to a knock-out tournament to determine the overall winner. Games are played on Saturday afternoons usually preceded by corresponding fixtures in the Eric Shirley Shield.
The Kenya Cup was founded in 1970 by the newly formed Kenya Rugby Football Union with the first tournament won by Impala RFC.[1]
Kabras Sugar are the 2015-16 champions after a 22-5 victory over Impala RFC in the final contested on 7 May 2016.[2] For the 2015–16 season, the bottom four teams will be relegated to a newly constituted second tier, Kenya Cup 2.[3] The new tier will also feature six teams promoted from the Nationwide League.
Contents
2015–16 Kenya Cup teams
Pool A
- Kenya Commercial Bank RFC
- Strathmore University RFC
- Mwamba RFC
- Homeboyz RFC
- Western Bulls RFC
- Mean Machine RFC
- Thika RFC
Pool B
- Nakuru RFC
- Kabras Sugar RFC
- Impala RFC
- Nondescripts RFC
- Kenya Harlequin F.C.
- Blak Blad RFC
- Bungoma Sharks RFC
Champions
The previous champions of the Kenya Cup are:[4]
a. ^ This webpage states that Harlequins had also had "Previous Kenya Cup victories: 1955, 1957, 1964, 1988". This is probably incorrect as these are years that Harlequins won the Enterprise Cup.The Kenya Cup was inaugurated in 1970. Before 1970 the competition which was held was called the Nairobi District Championship. However the 1995 victory seems likely as it is included in a list that also shows the Enterprise Cup win that year.
Titles by team
| Team | Titles | Years won |
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| Nondescripts RFC | 17 | 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998 |
| Impala RFC | 10 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009 |
| Kenya Harlequin F.C. | 8 | 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Kenya Commercial Bank RFC | 4 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015 |
| Mean Machine RFC | 3 | 1977, 1989, 1990 |
| Nakuru RFC | 2 | 2013, 2014 |
| Mwamba RFC | 1 | 1985 |
| Barclays Bank RFC | 1 | 1987 |
| Kabras Sugar | 1 | 2016 |
Top Try Scorers
- 2009: Collins Injera
- 2010: Martin Vuvuzela Kariuki
- 2012: Victor Sudi / Victor Opong'
- 2015: Curtis Lilako
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