Kenya national rugby league team
Appearance
Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | Kenyan Eagles | |||||
Governing body | Kenya Rugby League | |||||
Region | Middle East-Africa | |||||
Head coach | John Mbai | |||||
Captain | Dominic Mose | |||||
IRL ranking | 26th | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
Kenya 34–24 Italy (Watamu, Kenya; 25 March 2014) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Cameroon 0–16 Kenya (University of Ghana stadium, Ghana; 1 October 2022) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
South Africa 82–2 Kenya (Grizzles Rugby Park, South Africa; 11 November 2023) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 0 |
The Kenya national rugby league team represent Kenya in the sport of rugby league football.
History
[edit]They made their international rugby league debut against Italy where Kenya defeated them 34-24 in front of over 5000 fans at a local primary school in Watamu.[1] The team was hastily formed from selection of local rugby union players. They were introduced to the rules and regulations in rugby league for merely one week before the match.[2]
- Debut Squad[3]
- Allan Limo
- Simon Kisaka
- Mike Shibudu
- Nelman Likami
- Collins Ochieng
- Mackenzie Silla
- Kevin Macharia
- Bob Mutwiri
- Jeremy Chimwani
- Allan Omuka
- Dominic Mose
- Dennis Oyombe
- Hyke Otieno
- Sora Hassan
- Head Coach: Jason Hammond
In December 2023, Kenya hosted France in a two match test series, marking Kenya's first matches against an affiliate member nation.[4]
Competitive Record
[edit]Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | % | Last meeting |
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Cameroon | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2022 |
France | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2023 |
Ghana | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2022 |
Italy | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2014 |
South Africa | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2023 |
Uganda | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2023 |
Total | 2014 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 30% | 2023 |
IRL Rankings
[edit]Official rankings as of December 2024 | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
1 | Australia | 100 | |
2 | New Zealand | 86 | |
3 | England | 84 | |
4 | 1 | Tonga | 63 |
5 | 1 | Samoa | 54 |
6 | 1 | Papua New Guinea | 53 |
7 | 1 | Fiji | 44 |
8 | France | 30 | |
9 | 2 | Serbia | 23 |
10 | Cook Islands | 22 | |
11 | 1 | Netherlands | 22 |
12 | 5 | Wales | 18 |
13 | 2 | Malta | 17 |
14 | 6 | Ukraine | 13 |
15 | 1 | Greece | 12 |
16 | 7 | Lebanon | 12 |
17 | 4 | Italy | 11 |
18 | 2 | Ireland | 9 |
19 | 1 | Jamaica | 8 |
20 | 1 | Czech Republic | 8 |
21 | 2 | Chile | 8 |
22 | 3 | Scotland | 7 |
23 | 4 | Philippines | 7 |
24 | 7 | United States | 7 |
25 | 1 | Poland | 5 |
26 | 2 | South Africa | 5 |
27 | 5 | Germany | 5 |
28 | 3 | Norway | 5 |
29 | 4 | Brazil | 4 |
30 | 4 | Kenya | 4 |
31 | 10 | Canada | 4 |
32 | Montenegro | 4 | |
33 | 2 | North Macedonia | 3 |
34 | 15 | Argentina | 3 |
35 | 5 | Albania | 2 |
36 | Bulgaria | 2 | |
37 | 7 | Ghana | 2 |
38 | 9 | Nigeria | 2 |
39 | 5 | Turkey | 1 |
40 | 3 | Cameroon | 1 |
41 | 2 | Japan | 1 |
42 | 4 | Spain | 1 |
43 | 1 | Colombia | 1 |
44 | 1 | El Salvador | 0 |
45 | Russia | 0 | |
46 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
47 | 3 | Hong Kong | 0 |
48 | 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 |
49 | 8 | Vanuatu | 0 |
50 | Niue | 0 | |
51 | 1 | Latvia | 0 |
52 | 2 | Denmark | 0 |
53 | 2 | Belgium | 0 |
54 | 4 | Estonia | 0 |
55 | 9 | Sweden | 0 |
56 | 12 | Morocco | 0 |
48 | 9 | Hungary | 0 |
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby league is a big hit in Kenya". LOVE RUGBY LEAGUE. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ Ayodi, Ayumba (2020-06-20). "Finally, time ripe for rugby league". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "The Standard - Kenya & World News | Latest and Breaking news".
- ^ "Kenya to host France in two ground breaking internationals".