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Legends Cup second leg dates and venues announced
Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 18.07.25. | 11:50
The first leg was held on Saturday, 24 May, with Kenya Legends narrowly edging Uganda Legends 19-17
On Saturday, 27 September, the RFUEA Grounds will throw its doors open to the second leg of the Legends Cup.
Brimming with nostalgia, the Legends Cup brings together a collection of legendary rugby players who have long hung up their boots, with some embracing managerial roles in esteemed clubs.
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The match is also expected to revive the glory days of some of the greatest legends in the history of Kenyan and Ugandan rugby. The second leg comes months after the first leg was held on Saturday, 24 May, where Kenya Legends narrowly edged Uganda Legends 19-17.
The 2024 home edition of the Legends Cup, held at the same RFUEA Grounds, lived up to the billing. Kenya Legends won 24-15. That match will be remembered not only for its competitiveness but also for the fun moments, including multiple water breaks that had fans laughing.
The day ended in style with a lively afterparty featuring performances from the Maroon Commandos and Nyashinski, who brought the crowd to its feet. The Legends followed up that victory with a 26-15 win during the Ugandan leg to bring their aggregate victory to 50-30.
That marked the second consecutive year Kenya Legends have claimed the title, following a dominant 69-18 aggregate win over Uganda in 2023. The victory extended Kenya’s winning streak to four straight wins over Uganda.
In addition to the Cup matches, both sides played an extra fixture last year against the UK Tritons, a match they both managed to win.
But how did the Legends Cup start and why?
Some years back, Nondies, the most successful Kenya Cup club, got their veterans' side to tour Southern Africa, Dubai, and Europe, but the tour fizzled out.
However, former Nondies player Eddie Omondi approached Auka Gacheo, who had just been elected as Nondies chairman in 2016, to explore the possibilities of reviving the Nondies Veteran side.
The side was reborn and participated in the 2019 Dubai Sevens. They did not tour in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19.
Mwamba and Kenya Harlequin were incorporated into the side that transformed into Kenya Legends and reached the Dubai Sevens semi-finals in 2022 and quarter-finals in 2023.
Uganda was approached for a series of matches on the sidelines of the 2022 Dubai Sevens, and the Legends Cup was born.
