After match day eleven round of matches, the Kenya Cup continued to register its fair share of surprise results as the league leadership changed hands yet again after leaders Strathmore Leos were handed a disappointing 13-8 defeat by Impala on Saturday.
Placed second before the weekend matches, Mwamba RFC also landed a 23-12 bashing by Nondescripts who bagged a crucial win and an away bonus point.
With KCB earning a slim 6-3 win over bottom placed HomeBoyz, the bankers took charge at the helm o f the log with 34 points one ahead of Nakuru RFC who fought hard to a 18-33 win in Kisumu against struggling new comers Kisumu RFC.
At the KRFUEA grounds in Nairobi, Mean Machine suffered the most humiliating 42-0 defeat at the hands of defending champions Kenya Harlequins who seem to have redefined their form.
Chris Oduor was on the rampage as he touched down thrice to annihilate the students. In the first half an Isaac Adimo drop goal and a Sudi penalty added to Oduor’s brilliance to guide Quins to an 18-0 lead into the interval.
Sudi would convert Kenya prop Dennis Karani’s try before William Ambaka concluded the proceedings, touching down late in the match to see the Lunch Quins run off with the 42-0 result.
After the round eleven matches, KCB take charge at the top with 34 points, Nakuru is second with 33 points same as 3rd placed Strathmore. Mwamba drops to 4th place on 30 points while Quins close the top five.
Homeboyz are still rooted at the base of the league table with ten points after nine matches. After ten matches debutants Kisumu RFC are second from underneath with 12 points.
Kenya Cup Results
Impala 13 Strathmore Leos 8 (ht 7-3)
Lunch Bar Quins 42 Mean Machine 0 (ht 18-0)
KCB 6 Homeboyz 3 (ht 3-0)
Kisumu RFC 18 Nakuru RFC 33 (ht 8-26)
Mwamba RFC 12 Nondescript RUFC 23
CUEA Tournament
At the same time on day one of the Catholic University sports fiesta in Nairobi hosts CUEA won both their preliminary opening matches beating presbyterian University and Nazarene University to qualify for the quarter finals. Nazarene redeemed themselves to see off Nairobi Aviation .
Full results:
CUEA (monks) 27 vs Nazarene 0
Nairobi Aviation 22 vs Presby 0
Co-operative 8 vs JKUAT (Karen) 10
Nazarene 26 vs Aviation 0
CUEA (monks) 43 vs presby 0
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