Kenya Cup: KCB brush aside Kenya Harlequin with dominant first half display

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RUGBY Kenya Cup: KCB brush aside Kenya Harlequin with dominant first half display

Mark Kinyanjui 18:08 - 24.02.2024

KCB scored five tries in the first half to cap off a dominant display against Kenya Harlequin to keep their hopes of finishing top of the Kenya Cup table alive.

KCB tossed aside Kenya Harlequin 45-15 to put themselves in a good place to challenge Kabras Sugar next weekend in a Kenya Cup clash that took place at the KCB Sports Club in Ruaraka on Saturday afternoon.

KCB got off to a flier after sustaining some pressure inside the Harlequin 22 yard zone before landing a try through Martin Owilah which was well converted by Lionel Adeliti.

Harlequin couldn't heed to the warning signs, and KCB would follow it up quickly with another well converted try landed by Austin Sikutwa after he punted his way into the try box nonchalantly.

Even though Quins did claw three points back after winning a penalty, Sikutwa would land another well converted try in the 12th minute after a series of neat exchanges of passes resulted in him finding his way through, and now, Harlequin had a mountain to climb.

Bob Muhati would make it four successfully converted tries to put KCB 28-03 points to the good.

Brian Wahinya would then put KCB five tries to the good after instigating a move from the middle of the park before passing it to Sikutwa, who then returned it to the dreadlocked fly-half who could hardly miss, although it would be the first time all game that it would not be converted.

The game would become tighter at the beginning of the second half with no team really finding a way through the other’s final 22 yard box.

The game would become tighter at the beginning of the second half with no team really finding a way through the other’s final 22 yard box.

Eventually, Festus Siashi would make it 40 to points in favour of the visitors when he tore his way past the try line in the 52nd minute to send them on their way to another very comfortable win.

Harlequin did score their first unconverted try to give them some hope, but KCB would put the nail in their coffin with Sikutwa completing his hat-trick with a mazy run down the left to touch the ball down for 45-08.

Quins did score their first converted try of the day through Charles Kinyanjui with about five minutes to go, but it would not be enough to stage a comeback as Harlequin realised they would have to contend with a second consecutive Kenya Cup loss.