Quins to dish walkover against Kabras in Enterprise Cup Round of 16 clash

Rugby fans in Kakamega will have yet another long weekend after Kenya Harlequins’ Coach Paul 'Pau' Murunga confirmed that his charges backpedaled their trip to Kakamega Showground to face Kenya Cup defending Champions Kabras RFC.

The Enterprise Cup was rescheduled from last weekend to this weekend to pave the way for the Simbas’ training for upcoming Currie Cup matches. Some of the Kenya Harlequins players that made the cut include Collins Obure, Wilhite Mususi, Brian Waraba, and Ian Njenga.

Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Pau revealed that the side opted for the Mwamba Cup to give chances to young players at the club to grow their skills. He also noted that some of the players were still injured.

“Some of our players are injured, some are in the U20 team and Simba. We do not have a good depth of players so we opted for the Mwamba Cup only to give chances to young players at the club,” the coach explained.

The injuries have been a concern at the club. When the Quins lost 22-8 to Kabras RFC during the Kenya Cup semifinals, the tactician blamed it on injuries.

“The boys have been working so hard and by the time we were coming to the semifinals, most of them were already injured,” Pau was quoted saying after the semifinal match.

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Kenya Harlequins had an impressive run last season that saw them rise from relegation to playoffs. They however lost to Kabras RFC at the semifinals after a spirited performance. They were looking to avenge Kabras RFC in the Enterprise Cup match.

Kenya Harlequins II will tackle Mean Machine II at the RFUEA Grounds tomorrow.

Enterprise Cup Round of 16, Saturday 18 March 2023

Kabras Sugar vs Kenya Harlequin – 3 pm ASK Kakamega Grounds

Strathmore Leo vs Chipu – 4 pm Madaraka Grounds

Homeboyz Rugby vs Menengai Oilers – 4 pm ASK Jamhuri Grounds

Nondescript vs South Coast Pirates – W/O

KCB vs Western Bulls – W/O

Blak Blad vs Catholic Monks – 4 pm Kenyatta University Grounds

Impala Saracens vs Mean Machine – 4 pm Impala Sports Club Grounds

Mwamba RFC vs Kisumu RFC – Venue to be Confirmed

Mwamba Cup Round Of 16, Saturday 18 March 2023

Nakuru II vs Daystar University – 2 pm NAC Grounds

Kenya Harlequins II vs Mean Machine II – 2 pm RFUEA Grounds

Kabras Sugar II vs Catholic Monks II – W/O

Blak Blad II vs Kabarak University – 2 pm Kenyatta University Grounds

Strathmore Leo II vs Shamas Foundation – 1 pm Madaraka Grounds

Homeboyz Rugby II vs Nondescript II – 2 pm ASK Jamhuri Grounds

KCB Rugby II vs USIU – 1 pm KCB Sports Club Grounds

Menengai Oilers II vs Zetech Oaks – 2 pm ASK Nakuru Grounds