Kenya Cup: Kabras Demolish Harlequins To Remain Top, KCB Thrash Kisumu

NAIROBI, Kenya- Kenya Cup leaders Kabras Sugar RFC maintained top spot after a convincing 34-3 win against Kenya Harlequins RFC on Saturday afternoon.

Kabras have 34 points and maintain a one-point lead over champions Kenya Commercial Bank RFC (KCB), who beat Kisumu RFC 55-7 to keep hopes of retaining the title alive.

Hosts Mwamba RFC fell to a second successive loss after going down 13-18 to visitors Top Fry Nakuru RFC as the Kenya Cup entered the 11th round on Saturday.

At the Nairobi Railway Club, Nakuru bounced back after last week’s defeat to Kabras and Collins Onyango’s two penalties saw them lead 3-6 with Elvis Namusasi slicing the posts for Mwamba.

Oscar Ouma scored Nakuru’s first five pointer with Onyango adding the extras as Emmanuel Mboya added Nakuru’s second to see Wanyore lead 3-18 at the interval.

Second half was all about Mwamba as Edwin Machange bagged a brace but a knock on towards the end saw Nakuru carry the day.

The four-point wins means Nakuru stay sixth with 29 points as Mwamba remains seventh with 25 after picking a losing point for going down with less than seven points. 

In other results, Kenyatta University’s BlakBlad hammered Western Bulls 44-0 whilst Resolution Impala Saracens RFC were 37-29 victors over Menengai Oilers RFC.

Nondescripts RFC succumbed to a 37-11 defeat by Homeboyz RFC, leaving them in eighth place with 16 points, 17 behind their opponents in third.