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Pitch of Kenya’s rugby history

Whereas the first officially recorded rugby match in Kenya was in 1909 and the first representative Kenya game in 1925, it is the history of the Ngong Road grounds of the Rugby Football Union of East Africa that is the centerpiece of Kenya’s rugby history.

It’s history began with an equally fascinating inaugural match, against the world famous British Lions, on September 28, 1955.

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