Mean Machine, MMUST relegated from Kenya Cup as Kabras top regular season
KCB's Davis Chenge (second right) charges past Daniel Angwech of Kabras Sugar during their Kenya Cup Rugby league match at KCB Sports Club in Ruaraka on February 18, 2023.
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- University of Eldoret Trojans claimed the 28-0 result over Eldoret as Zetech Oaks edged Kabarak 15-7.
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Kabras Sugar and KCB confirmed home semi-final berths as University of Nairobi's Mean Machine and Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology were relegated from Kenya Cup on Saturday.
Kabras Sugar were forced to dig deep before beating visiting Menengai Oilers 15-13 at the Kakamega Showground while the bankers closed their season with a 49-5 thrashing of Machine at the varsity ground.
The win means Kabras Sugar, who are unbeaten this term, top the regular season for the fifth consecutive time with 52 points.
KCB finished second with 51 points as the Oilers stayed third with 37 points.
Kenya Harlequin beat Strathmore Leos 32-18 to stay fourth with 37 points and secure the last semi-final berth.
Blak Blad stunned Homeboyz 36-24 at the Jamhuri Park Showground to finish sixth in the league with 27 points.
Nakuru settled fifth with 28 points after they ended their regular season campaign victorious against Catholic University of East Africa Monks 26-12 at the varsity’s ground in Karen.
Kabras Sugar will now host Quins with KCB meeting the Oilers all in the semi-finals to be played on March 4 with the final programmed for March 11.
Kabras will host the Kenya Cup final again if they win their semi-final.
Mwamba’s 18-14 win in Kakamega saw Masinde Muliro relegated to the second tier after two seasons in the Kenya Cup.
Machine’s defeat at the hands of the bankers saw them relegated after only a season in the top flight rugby league.
