The University of Nairobi side Mean Machine and Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST will led other universities at the Kenya Varsity League, the rugby15s league that returns this September across the country.
Machine and MMUST will lead top rugby universities at the Kenya University Sports Federation (KUSAF formerly Kenya University Sports Association (Kusa).
KUSF has already invited 16 universities to participate in this year’s competition, which is expected to run for 10 consecutive weekends at different venues across the country.
Their invitations were based on the institutions having a rugby team that has been in existence for several years.
The 16 teams included University of Nairobi (UoN), Kisii University, Technical University of Kenya, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenyatta University (KU), Strathmore University, Meru University, Egerton University, Moi University and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
Others are Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (Mmust), Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kabarak University, Daystar University and University of Eldoret.
There will also be a women’s league involving UoN, KU, Mmust and Strathmore.