By TITUS ONSERIO

Leading insurer, UAP announced Thursday its return to the Bamburi Rugby Super Series by injecting Sh500,000 in the Kenya Rugby Union kitty for this year’s tournament.

UAP Managing Director James Wambugu (left) and Head of Marketing Joseph Kamiri (centre) present a cheque to Aggrey Chabeda.

The sponsorship cheque was presented to Bamburi Rugby Super Series Chairman Aggrey Chabeda by UAP Managing Director James Wambugu, accompanied by Head of Marketing and Distribution Joseph Kamiri. UAP first participated in the Super Series in 2004 as title sponsor and in 2005 as a franchise sponsor.

The event has grown from having one venue involving four teams in 2004 to eight teams on five venues.

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Developing the game

Speaking during the presentation, Kamiri said UAP has decided to support the tournament to enhance the development of rugby. Wambugu paid tribute to sound management of rugby in the country.

On his part, Chabeda expressed delight at the return of UAP as sponsors and urged more sponsors to come on board to help develop the game.

The Super Series tournament is now a regional event, with eight franchise teams from East Africa expected to feature eight teams from the region.

Five teams from Kenya will participate, with two from Uganda and one from Tanzania. The event will be played in Nairobi, Nakuru, Mumias, Kampala and Arusha from May 22.