Mwamba Rugby Football Club, also known as Mwamba RFC, is a Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

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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...

 club based in Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

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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

Whites in Kenya

There is a minor but relatively prominent group of white people in Kenya, mainly descendants of British settlers from the colonial era.-History:...

. The club played at the Nairobi Railway Club next to Uhuru Park

Uhuru Park

Uhuru Park is a recreational park adjacent to the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. It contains an artificial lake and an assembly ground used for occasional political and religious gatherings...

 since its formation. It plays 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...

, the top-level rugby competition in Kenya.

History

Mwamba Rugby Football Club was founded in 1977, aiming to promote rugby among indigenous Kenyans, in a sport that was dominated by white settlers and expatriates. The club was set up in the centre of Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

, so that it was easily accessible to all Kenyans who wished to play the game. The club choose to wear black jerseys, black shorts and black socks as their kit.

Notable players

• 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 :...
  
  
• Humphrey Kayange
  Humphrey Kayange
  Humphrey Kayange is a Kenyan rugby union player. Kayange is well known within the rugby sevens community, as he has produced some of the best performances for the Kenya national sevens side. He is the captain of the team.-Career:...
  
  
• Lavin Asego
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George Mbaye

External links

• Mwamba Rugby Football Club