The 2019 Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) Women’s Festival will kick off on Sunday at the Kenyatta University Grounds with nine teams set to participate.

Teams which have confirmed participation include defending Champions Standard Chartered Impala Ladies, Top Fry Nakuru, Northern Suburbs, Shamas Rugby Foundation, Homeboyz RFC, Mwamba Ladies, Comras, Bladbabes and the new Kisumu Rugby Dolphins.

“The ninth team during each leg will be one of the upcoming teams. This is why we are having the Kisumu Dolphins participate in this first leg of the Festival. We have had a total of five new ladies’ teams fronting their bid to participate in the league; Chuka University, Bomet University, Egerton Hornets, Masinde Muliro and the Kisumu Dolphins. We are hopeful that they will showcase their talent in the league.” said Nicholas Aballa, the KRU Women’s Rugby Coordinator.
The ten-aside tournament format will have three pools and the top team per pool advances to the Cup semifinals. The three teams will be joined by the best loser to complete the semifinals pairing.

Teams finishing from fifth to eighth will face each other in the ranking semifinals while the team that finishes ninth will be relegated automatically.
The National Team players are required to participate in the first three legs of the Women’s Festival as part of their training programe ahead of the World Rugby Sevens Qualifiers later in the year in Hong Kong.

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