Team information | |
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Nickname | Kenyan Eagles |
Governing body | Kenya Rugby League |
Region | Middle East-Africa |
Head coach | John Mbai |
Captain | Dominic Mose |
IRL ranking | 27th |
Team results | |
First international | |
Kenya 34–24
Italy ( Watamu, Kenya; 25 March 2014) | |
Biggest win | |
Cameroon 0–16
Kenya ( University of Ghana stadium, Ghana; 1 October 2022) | |
Biggest defeat | |
South Africa 82–2
Kenya ( Grizzles Rugby Park, South Africa; 11 November 2023) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 0 |
The Kenya national rugby league team represent Kenya in the sport of rugby league football.
They made their international rugby league debut against Italy where Kenya defeated them 34-24 in front of over 5000 fans at a local primary school in Watamu. [1] The team was hastily formed from selection of local rugby union players. They were introduced to the rules and regulations in rugby league for merely one week before the match. [2]
In December 2023, Kenya hosted France in a two match test series, marking Kenya's first matches against an affiliate member nation. [4]
Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | % | Last meeting |
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Cameroon | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2022 |
France | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2023 |
Ghana | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2022 |
Italy | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2014 |
South Africa | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2023 |
Uganda | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2023 |
Total | 2014 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 30% | 2023 |