Humphrey Kayange is a Kenyan rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player. Kayange is well known within the rugby sevens

Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

 community, as he has produced some of the best performances for the Kenya national sevens side

Kenya national rugby union team (sevens)

The Kenya national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. They are currently one of the 12 "core teams" of the IRB Sevens, with a guaranteed place in all eight events each season....

. He is the captain of the team.

Career

Kayange played for the military team Ulinzi RFC in the Kenya Cup

Kenya Cup

Kenya Cup is the premier rugby union competition in Kenya. It is organised by the Kenya Rugby Football Union. Kenya cup has currently nine teams and is played in a league format...

 league. The team was later disbanded, and he moved to Mwamba RFC

Mwamba RFC

Mwamba Rugby Football Club, also known as Mwamba RFC, is a Kenyan rugby union club based in Nairobi.The club was founded in 1977 with the aim of promoting rugby among indigenous Kenyans when the game was still dominated by the whites in Kenya. The club played at the Nairobi Railway Club next to...

. He was part of the Kenyan squad at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens

2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens

The 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup was the fifth edition of the Rugby sevens world cup. The International Rugby Board selected Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as the host venue for the tournament ahead of bids from four other countries. The format included nine direct qualifiers and a further...

, reaching the semifinals. He was nominated for IRB Sevens Player of the Year in 2009. Kayange has also played for the Kenya national rugby union team

Kenya national rugby union team

The Kenya national rugby union team is the Kenyan national team in Rugby. it is controlled by the Kenya Rugby Football Union.The team participates Confederation of African Rugby tournaments, but has never qualified for the Rugby World Cup....

 (15s), playing at the 2011 World Cup Qualifiers

2011 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification

In the African Regional Qualifying Process, 14 of the 15 eligible IRB member nations took part ....

. He's the older brother of top tries Kenya scorer Collins Injera

Collins Injera

Collins Injera is a rugby player from Kenya. He is known for his achievements with Kenyan national rugby sevens team.- Career :...

 who also plays for Mwamba RFC. Their younger brother Michael Agevi plays rugby for Kakamega High School

Kakamega High School

Kakamega high school is a four year high school located in Kakamega, Kenya. It was formerly known as African Government School Kakamega. It is categorized by the Ministry of Education Kenya as a provincial school...

 

In 2010 he was awarded the presidential Order of Golden Warriors (OGW) alongside his brother Collins Injera

Collins Injera

Collins Injera is a rugby player from Kenya. He is known for his achievements with Kenyan national rugby sevens team.- Career :...

, for their performance in the 2008/2009 IRB world series.

External links

• http://rugbykenya.blogspot.com/2009/12/dubai-irb-7s-humphrey-kayange.html