Honours
Kenya
Cup
1983
Enterprise
Cup
1985
1986
2006
2013
National
Sevens
Circuit
2003
2007
2008
2010
2011
Kenya
Cup
2022
2023
2024
National
Sevens
Circuit
2022
Key Data
Full Name:
Mwamba Rugby Football Club
Union:
Kenya Rugby Union
Year Founded:
1977
Location:
Nairobi, Kenya
Region:
Nairobi County
Leagues:
Kenya Cup, Eric Shirley Shield, Womens Kenya Cup
History
Mwamba Rugby Football Club, famously known as Kulabu, is a Kenyan rugby union club based in Nairobi. The club was founded in 1977 with the aim of promoting rugby among indigenous Kenyans when the game was still dominated by the whites in the country. The club played at the Nairobi Railways Club next to Uhuru Park since its formation. It plays in the Kenya Cup, the premier rugby competition in Kenya.
In the shorter version of the game, Mwamba RFC has also been renowned in production of world class players who have gone to play for the country and fly the Kenyan flag high. They include:
- Edward Rombo{" "} (Former Kenya international who has also played professional rugby in the UK)
- Mwangi Muthee (Former Kenya international and KRU president)
- Manuel Okoth (Former Kenya international and former Kenya 15s coach)John Onyango Mbai (Former Kenya XV and VII international, former Kenya 7s Team Manager and former Mwamba RFC head coach)
- Humphrey Kayange (Kenya Sevens player and Anti-doping Global Ambassador)
- Collins Injera (Kenya Sevens players and current top try scorer in the World Series)
- Lavin Asego (Kenya Sevens player and 10th all-time points scorer in the World Series)
- Sinaida Aura (Kenya Women Sevens player)
- Catherine Abila (Kenya Sevens women captain)
- Camilyne Awuor (Kenya Sevens Women Team Manager)And many more.
Mwamba at 45
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