| 2016–17 Kenya Cup | |
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| Countries | Kenya |
| Date | 5 November 2016 – 22 April 2017 |
The 2016–17 Kenya Cup is the 47th edition of the top flight of Kenyan domestic rugby union competition.
Reduced in size from fourteen teams in the previous season to twelve, the league consists of each team playing sixteen matches followed by the top six clubs qualifying for the playoffs.
The reigning champions entering the tournament are Kabras Sugar RFC who defeated Impala Saracens 22–5 in the final the previous year.
Thika RFC and Kenya Sharks were relegated following the 2015–16 season. No teams were promoted.[1]
Pools
The twelve teams of the Kenya Cup are divided into two pools of six. Each team plays each team in the same pool twice, then plays each team in the opposite pool once.[2]
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Standings
| Qualified for the Semi-Finals |
| Qualified for the Top Six Playoffs |
| Relegated |
| Place | Club | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff | ||||
| 1 | Homeboyz RFC | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 532 | 312 | +220 | 17 | 67 |
| 2 | KCB RFC | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 514 | 209 | +305 | 12 | 66 |
| 3 | Harlequins | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 485 | 245 | +240 | 13 | 65 |
| 4 | Impala Saracens | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 476 | 363 | +113 | 14 | 58 |
| 5 | Kabras Sugar RFC | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 396 | 262 | +134 | 11 | 56 |
| 6 | Mwamba RFC | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 400 | 285 | +115 | 13 | 47 |
| 7 | Nakuru RFC | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 326 | 263 | +63 | 11 | 47 |
| 8 | Nondescripts RFC | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 300 | 384 | -84 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Strathmore Leos | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 265 | 504 | -239 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Blak Blad RFC | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 255 | 485 | -240 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | Western Bulls RFC | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 259 | 461 | -202 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 | Mean Machine RFC | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 157 | 530 | -373 | 3 | 11 |
Table updated through 25 March 2017[3]
Regular season
Week 1
| 5 November 2016 | Homeboyz | 48–17 | Strathmore | |||
| 5 November 2016 | Kabras | 14–13 | Machine | |||
| 5 November 2016 | Bulls | 0–31 | KCB | |||
| 5 November 2016 | Nakuru | 26–11 | Mwamba | |||
| 5 November 2016 | Harlequins | 47–8 | Blak Blad | |||
| 5 November 2016 | Impala | 37–22 | Nondescripts | |||
Week 2
| 12 November 2016 | Blak Blad | 18–33 | Impala | |||
| 12 November 2016 | Machine | 7–41 | Nakuru | |||
| 12 November 2016 | Mwamba | 24–27 | KCB | |||
| 12 November 2016 | Nondescripts | 5–17 | Homeboyz | |||
| 12 November 2016 | Bulls | 8–17 | Kabras | |||
| 12 November 2016 | Strathmore | 22–39 | Harlequins | |||
Week 3
| 19 November 2016 | Bulls | 23–5 | Machine | |||
| 19 November 2016 | KCB | 33–3 | Nakuru | |||
| 19 November 2016 | Harlequins | 31–24 | Homeboyz | |||
| 19 November 2016 | Blak Blad | 11–29 | Nondescripts | |||
| 19 November 2016 | Impala | 24–12 | Strathmore | |||
| 19 November 2016 | Kabras | 20–11 | Mwamba | |||
Week 4
| 26 November 2016 | Homeboyz | 39–42 | Impala | |||
| 26 November 2016 | Nakuru | 15–19 | Kabras | |||
| 26 November 2016 | Machine | 8–49 | KCB | |||
| 26 November 2016 | Mwamba | 55–10 | Bulls | |||
| 26 November 2016 | Nondescripts | 10–24 | Harlequins | |||
| 26 November 2016 | Strathmore 22 | 22–27 | Blak Blad | |||
Week 5
| 3 December 2016 | Bulls | 10–41 | Nakuru | |||
| 3 December 2016 | Mwamba | 51–8 | Machine | |||
| 3 December 2016 | Impala | 10–28 | Harlequins | |||
| 3 December 2016 | Blak Blad | 11–43 | Homeboyz | |||
| 3 December 2016 | Strathmore | 43–10 | Nondescripts | |||
| 3 December 2016 | Kabras | 15–15 | KCB | |||
Week 6
| 10 December 2016 | Strathmore | 33–32 | Homeboyz | |||
| 10 December 2016 | Blak Blad | 20–37 | Harlequins | |||
| 25 February 2017 (rescheduled) | Nondescripts | 7-24 | Impala | |||
| 10 December 2016 | KCB | 41–8 | Bulls | |||
| 10 December 2016 | Machine | 3–43 | Kabras | |||
| 10 December 2016 | Mwamba | 10–10 | Nakuru | |||
Week 7
| 14 January 2017 | Nondescripts | 30–12 | Blak Blad | |||
| 14 January 2017 | Strathmore | 14–29 | Impala | |||
| 14 January 2017 | Nakuru | 10–28 | KCB | |||
| 14 January 2017 | Mwamba | 32–37 | Kabras | |||
| 14 January 2017 | Homeboyz | 15–10 | Harlequins | |||
| 14 January 2017 | Machine | 19–29 | Bulls | |||
Week 8
| 21 January 2017 | KCB | 70–0 | Machine | |||
| 21 January 2017 | Kabras | 17–29 | Nakuru | |||
| 21 January 2017 | Bulls | 13–26 | Mwamba | |||
| 21 January 2017 | Impala | 13–41 | Homeboyz | |||
| 21 January 2017 | Harlequins | 38–22 | Nondescripts | |||
| 21 January 2017 | Blak Blad | 23–7 | Strathmore | |||
Week 9
| 25 February 2017 (postponed) | Homeboyz | 32-16 | Blak Blad | Jamhuri Park | ||
| 14:00 |
| 28 January 2017 | KCB | 22-17 | Kabras | KCB Sports Club | ||
| 16:00 | report |
| 28 January 2017 | Nakuru | 33-20 | Bulls | Nakuru Athletic Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 28 January 2017 | Machine | 7-24 | Mwamba | UoN Grounds | ||
| 16:00 |
| 28 January 2017 | Harlequins | 36-22 | Impala | RFUEA Grounds | ||
| 16:00 | report |
| 28 January 2017 | Nondescripts | 32-12 | Strathmore | RFUEA Grounds | ||
| 16:15 | report |
Week 10
| 4 February 2017 | Impala | 46-6 | Machina | RFUEA Grounds | ||
| 14:00 |
| 4 February 2017 | Kabras | 31-15 | Nondescripts | Kakamega Showground | ||
| 16:00 |
| 4 February 2017 | KCB | 47-0 | Blak Blad | KCB Sports Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 4 February 2017 | Nakuru | 16-3 | Strathmore | Nakuru Athletic Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 4 February 2017 | Homeboyz | 28-17 | Mwamba | Jamhuri Park | ||
| 16:00 |
| 4 February 2017 | Harlequins | 31-16 | Bulls | RFUEA Grounds | ||
| 16:15 |
Week 11
| 11 February 2017 | Bulls | 15-17 | Impala | Kakamega High School | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 February 2017 | Mwamba | 15-7 | Harlequins | Railway Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 February 2017 | Machine | 0-38 | Homeboyz | UoN Grounds | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 February 2017 | Blak Blad | 14-42 | Kabras | Kenyatta University | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 February 2017 | Strathmore | 15-50 | KCB | Madaraka | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 February 2017 | Nondescripts | 12-20 | Nakuru | Jamhuri Park | ||
| 16:00 |
Week 12
| 18 February 2017 | Kabras | 35-17 | Strathmore | Kakamega Showground | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 February 2017 | KCB | 24-33 | Homeboyz | KCB Sports Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 February 2017 | Bulls | 30-18 | Nondescripts | Kakamega High School | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 February 2017 | Impala | 40-33 | Mwamba | Impala Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 February 2017 | Harlequins | 33-14 | Nakuru | RFUEA Grounds | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 February 2017 | Machine | 16-10 | Blak Blad | UoN Grounds | ||
| 16:00 |
Week 13
| 4 March 2017 | KCB | 27-8 | Nondescripts | KCB Sports Park | ||
| 14:00 |
| 4 March 2017 | Nakuru | 21-17 | Impala | Nakuru Athletic Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 4 March 2017 | Machine | 15-17 | Harlequins | UoN Grounds | ||
| 16:00 |
| 4 March 2017 | Mwamba | 22-16 | Blak Blad | Railway Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 4 March 2017 | Strathmore | 27-24 | Bulls | Madaraka | ||
| 16:00 |
| 4 March 2017 | Homeboyz | 34-22 | Kabras | Jamhuri Park | ||
| 16:15 |
Week 14
| 11 March 2017 | Kabras | 13-19 | Harlequins | Kakamega Showground | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 March 2017 | Bulls | 26-36 | Homeboyz | Kakamega High School | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 March 2017 | Mwamba | 33-0 | Nondescripts | Railway Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 March 2017 | Impala | 27-24 | KCB | Impala Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 March 2017 | Blak Blad | 11-29 | Nakuru | Kenyatta University | ||
| 16:00 |
| 11 March 2017 | Strathmore | 5-26 | Machine | Madaraka | ||
| 16:15 |
Week 15
| 18 March 2017 | Kabras | 29-26 | Impala | Kakamega Showground | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 March 2017 | Harlequins | 26-29 | KCB | RFUEA Ground | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 March 2017 | Nakuru | 17-44 | Homeboyz | Nakuru Athletic Club | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 March 2017 | Strathmore | 5-18 | Mwamba | Madaraka | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 March 2017 | Bulls | 15-22 | Blak Blad | Kakamega High School | ||
| 16:00 |
| 18 March 2017 | Nondescripts | 39-12 | Machine | Jamhuri Park | ||
| 16:0 |
Week 16
| 25 March 2017 | Harlequins | 72-5 | Strathmore | |||
| 16:00 |
| 25 March 2017 | Kabras | 30-14 | Bulls | |||
| 16:00 |
| 25 March 2017 | Nakuru | 21-14 | Machine | |||
| 16:00 | report |
| 25 March 2017 | Impala | 57-18 | Blak Blad | |||
| 16:00 |
| 25 March 2017 | Homeboyz | 28-28 | Nondescripts | |||
| 16:00 |
| 25 March 2017 | KCB | 25-18 | Mwamba | |||
| report |
Playoffs
Top Six Playoffs
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ↑ "2015/16 – The Kenya Cup". Kenya Cup. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ↑ "The Kenya Cup | About Us". Archived from the original on 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ↑ "2016/17 – The Kenya Cup". Kenya Cup. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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