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Tiny NYS Spades look to upset rugby order

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National Youth Service rugby players during Kabeberi Sevens at RFUEA grounds on August 16, 2026.  

Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group

By  Ayumba Ayodi

Correspondent

NMG Sport

Just three years after their formation, the National Youth Service (NYS) rugby club, the Spades, are causing ripples in the Kenyan game.

The lower-tier league side is now dreaming of making it to two more quarter-finals at the Kenya Rugby Union National Sevens Circuit.

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