After three high-energy rounds, the 2025/2026 rugby fifteens season heads into its maiden break with the title picture wide open and tensions rising across the board.
Kabras Sugar, Menengai Oilers and KCB are inseparable at the summit, while early struggles for several sides hint at a fierce relegation battle ahead.
Kabras Sugar, the defending champions, go into the pause at the top of the Kenya Cup table though only by point difference.
Menengai Oilers and KCB have matched them in results and now sit level with the champions on 15 points after three rounds.
Kabras hold a marginal advantage, signalling an evenly balanced contest among the early contenders.
Strathmore Leos and KU Blak Blad complete the top five with 10 points each, keeping close to the front-runners. Further down the standings, however, the situation is more worrying.
MMUST, Daystar Falcons, Kisumu RFC and Impala RFC have not collected a single point so far, setting up an intense relegation struggle. Impala face the steepest climb, burdened by a -296 point difference.
In the second-tier Championship, Catholic Monks have surged into an early lead with three straight bonus-point victories, placing them firmly atop the table with 15 points.
Recently relegated Mwamba RFC sit second on 11 points, tied with JKUAT who trail narrowly on point difference.
South Coast Pirates, Zetech Oaks and Mean Machine round out the top six. At the lower end, Mombasa RFC and USIU Martials remain on two points each, while Western Bulls sit bottom on -2.
Turning into the Eric Shirley Shield, KCB top the Eastern Conference with a four-point gap over Nondescripts. Impala’s ESS side mirrors the senior team’s struggles, sitting sixth on -2 points, with Daystar Falcons at the bottom on -6.
In the Western Conference, Menengai Oilers dominate with a perfect 15 points, followed by Kabras Sugar on 10.
Kisumu RFC and MMUST are in the lower positions as they seek improvement heading into the next phase of fixtures.
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