kalenjinherdsboy wrote:Alba wrote:
Rugby used to be a well run sport but the influx of sponsorship has turned it into a den of thieves
Kenyan rugby was well run when? KRU officials have been eating chicken and cutting corners for many years.
You are nitpicking. But perhaps you will happier if I say: "Rugby was well run
by Kenyan standards". I initially left the bolded part out because I assume nobody expects Kenya sports to be run like Europeans.
Rugby has been doing relatively well. In the last 6 years:
1. Kenya have been African XV a side champions twice
2. Kenya reached the semis of the 7s world cup twice
3. Rugby had more sponsorships than any other sport.
4. The amount of wrangling and infighting was insignificant when compared to other sports
5. In the last 6 years, Kenya always clobbers arch rivals Uganda in the Elgon cup--> This is the most important point.
6. Rugby actually had a youth setup and a permanent youth sides for both 7s and XV
7. Kenya came very close to qualifying for the XV a side WC
8. Kenya played in the Vodacom cup in 2014 and even won one game.
Those are a few reasons I think rugby has been well run by Kenyan standards over the past 6 years. "Shareman" was actually the best rugby chairman Kenya has had since I started to follow rugby. No other sports federation has such achievements. Athletics does not count because much depends on individual efforts of each athlete.
All that is about to change now. Kenya will soon go back to losing the Elgon cup to Uganda not to mention losing to them at 7s.