National Youth Service (NYS) Spades coach Martin Munga plans to sign experienced forwards ahead of their Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) Championship debut.
“I want to go for heavy forwards who can help our young players in game management,” he added.
He said he will now give his charges a couple of weeks to rejuvenate before they start their Sevens circuit pre-season.
The tactician was speaking after narrowly losing to Kisii RFC 25-24 in a closely contested Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) Nationwide final match.
The two teams had already booked slots in the 2025/26 KRU Championship, and the game, which was played at NYS Headquarters in Ruaraka, Nairobi, was all about bragging rights.
Kisii RFC and NYS Spades will replace the University of Eldoret’s Trojans and Technical University of Mombasa Marines, who were relegated to the third-tier league.
Kisii RFC are back in the KRU Championship six years after they were relegated. NYS Spades coach Martin Munga said they had a slow start.
“We didn’t have a good start, and by the time we were gaining momentum, Kisii were already ahead. We chased the game and went ahead, but Kisii beat us because of experience,” said Munga.
He added: “It was a tough game which lived up to our expectations as a final.”
He said he will now give his charges a couple of weeks to rejuvenate before they start their Sevens circuit pre-season.
Kisii’s longest-serving player,
Frank Ondiere aka Zapper, said:
“It was one of the toughest games
we have played in the KRU
Championship. It’s a game which
would have gone either way. Both
teams wanted the trophy, but we
wanted it more,” said Ondiere.
