As am sitted under this tree sipping the just legalized "AFRICAN ALCOHOL BRAND" in my native western province, am in the most foul of moods seeing the students in my neigbouring school preparing for next years rugby interschool games,my heart bleeds not so much from the bitter taste of my drink as of the waste that is of rugby talent in this our rugby naive country, for how else can we describe management of the sport in the country but with the word naivity.
Over the years the type of rugby that has found its way from western has taken those among us who know class when we see one, out of this world into a rugby heaven. Be it kakamega School,Musingu School,Maseno School or St.Mary's Yala among others for between this schools two thirds of rugby school games have been shared at nationals, yet these schools got no support from the "UNION" to ensure that talent is tapped at an early stage and helped to grow,what makes this so much surprising is that most of this young players are self taught but maybe there in, is there secret.
At an early age they have come to learn that we are the sole determiners of our future and that hard work spent on training from the eyes of the crowd, translates to success on game day.
Name me the national team players and only a few have no links to western kenya from Tall,Collo,Lavin,Mwanja,Nyikuli to name but a few not forgeting coach Benja and the union chairman Mr.Omwela yet all these guyz are doing nothing to better the places they are from.
We as rugby lovers fail to see that for our rugby to grow we have to strengthen our player identification and developing systems and also popularize and support the game outside the confines of Nairobi.
The number of clubs in the Kenya Cup should be increased and sufficient funding sourced for the development of fifteens rugby for only then can true growth be seen in our game for were else can we get better if not by ensuring that we increase our player base and enhance competition for the national team jersey .
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