Kenya national rugby union team

Kenya
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameSimbas
EmblemAfrican lion
UnionKenya Rugby Union
Head coachJerome Paarwater
CaptainDaniel Sikuta
Most capsJoel Nganga (52)
Top scorerDarwin Mukidza (385)
Top try scorerDarwin Mukidza (18)
Home stadiumRFUEA Ground
First colours
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Second colours
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World Rugby ranking
Current33 (as of 20 March 2023)
Highest22 (2016)
Lowest51 (2003, 2004)
First international
Kenya Kenya won Tanganyika[1][a]
(1954)
Biggest win
 Kenya 96–3 Nigeria 
(10 August 1987)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 85–0 Kenya 
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 12 November 2022)
World Cup
Appearances0
Websitewww.kru.co.ke

The Kenya national rugby union team, commonly known as the Simbas (Swahili for lions), is the country's national team managed by the Kenya Rugby Union. The team plays in red, green, and black jerseys with black or white shorts. The Simbas represent Kenya in the Africa Cup and various other tournaments across the continent. They currently rank 34 in the World Rugby Rankings[2] and fourth in Africa. Kenya is yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.[3]

The Simbas' home ground is the RFUEA Ground which opened to an East Africa side against the British and Irish Lions in 1955.

  1. ^ Campbell (1960) pp41
  2. ^ worldrugby.org. "Record score propels Kenya to an all-time high in rankings".
  3. ^ "About Us - Kenya Rugby Union". Kenya Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.


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