Lucas Onyango
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Lucas Onyango is a Kenyan rugby league player for the Oldham Roughyeds
. He used to play rugby union for the Kenya national rugby union team
. His position is wing.
In Kenya, he played for Mean Machine RFC
, a Kenya Cup
team affiliated to University of Nairobi
. He played for Kenyan sevens team
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
, after which he joined Manchester R.F.C.. He moved to rugby league club Widnes Vikings
in 2005.
His sister Sharon Onyango has played for the Kenya women's national rugby union team
.
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
. He used to play rugby union 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....
. His position is wing.
In Kenya, he played for Mean Machine RFC
Mean Machine RFC
Mean Machine RFC is a Rugby union club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the representative side of the University of Nairobi and was founded in 1977 during the time when rugby union in Kenya was predominantly played by white settlers and expats. In their inaugural year they won the Kenya Cup...
, a 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...
team affiliated to University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution goes back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970 when the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities: Makerere University in...
. He played for Kenyan sevens team
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....
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
, after which he joined Manchester R.F.C.. He moved to rugby league club Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
in 2005.
His sister Sharon Onyango has played for the Kenya women's national rugby union team
Kenya women's national rugby union team
The Kenya women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Kenya, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2006.-Results summary:-Results:...
.