Humorous reason why Kabras RFC coach was expelled from high school choir
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Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 21.06.25. | 17:12
While he dabbled in art and band, it was the music club that he stuck with the longest, though not because he had the voice for it
Long before the accolades and a hat-trick of Kenya Cup titles, Kabras Sugar RFC head coach Carlos Katywa was just another high school boy chasing dreams.
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In a candid and humorous reflection, the South African gaffer recently revealed that his first real foray into extracurriculars had nothing to do with passion, and everything to do with proximity to the opposite sex.
With that incentive, Katywa threw himself into all three: art, band, and choir.
“I was in a boys’ school, and we rarely got a chance to see ladies. But on weekends, the choir, art, and band clubs would go to our sister school. So, I did all three… and failed in all three,” he said in an interview with Scrummage Africa.
While he dabbled in art and band, it was the music club that he stuck with the longest, though not because he had the voice for it.
“My friends used to push me to go sing, but I’m not a music person. I prefer watching movies and documentaries. The real music people in the team are Ntabeni Dukisa and Max Adaka,” he said.
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Katywa stuck with the school choir the longest, but a disastrous performance at an arts festival would soon reveal his cover-up.
The group was rehearsing a French song with a soaring pitch, and every time they hit the high notes, his voice would betray him.
“The choir mistress kept saying something was off,” he said, mimicking the offending part of the song.
“She could not catch who it was at first. But later, during a music class, she did a personal test. She played the scale, ‘do re mi fa so’, and that is where I got caught. I was kicked out,” he recalled.
The now highly accomplished rugby coach looks back at the moment with humour and humility.
“I know how to fail in life. I’ve failed quite a few times,” he chuckled.
But where music did not work out, rugby did, and in spectacular fashion.
In April, Katywa led Kabras Sugar RFC to a remarkable double, defending both the Kenya Cup and the Enterprise Cup titles.
The team edged rivals Menengai Oilers 27-26 in a nail-biting Kenya Cup final on Saturday, 12 April, before sealing their dominance with a 32-12 win over the same opponents in the Enterprise Cup final on Saturday, 26 April.
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