Kenyan Rugby Officials Attain World Status

Two match officials from Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) have been handed certificates to officiate at world levels.

KRU has announced that the two, KRU’s Fixtures and Competitions’ Administrator Michael Mwanja and Willy Ombisi have received their World Rugby Certificates as an Accredited Match Commissioners.

“Mwanja attended the Training Course held in Johannesburg in August when the Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifier was taking place.

“Ombisi, on the other hand, was assessed during the Victoria Cup match between Kenya Simbas and Zimbabwe on 21st September by Rugby Africa’s Regional Training Manager Denver Wannies after which he was accredited.

Michael Mwanja and Willy Ombisi Accredited as World Rugby Match Commissioners

“The week leading up to the Victoria Cup match, KRU hosted a medical super week that had four courses running concurrently from the 17th to 19th: Immediate Care In Rugby Level 2 course, First Aid In Rugby Level One- this was specifically for the Kenya Lionesses and the Activate Injury Prevention Programme,” a statement from KRU reads.

“Out of eleven participants in the ICIR L2 course, five of them have received their accreditation; four of them Kenyans. Samuel Ochieng of Menengai Cream Homeboyz, Victor Boge of Strathmore Leos, Kennedy Odhiambo from Kenya Harlequins and Dr. Jeff Mailu of the AIC Cure Kijabe. This brings the total number of Kenyan ICIR L2 accredited personnel to 14. The ICIR Trainers during the medical super week were Uganda’s Joseph Kalanzi, Kenya’s Aileen Taylor and Zimbabwes’s Austin Jean all who were under the supervision of World Rugby’s Luis Mendia,” the statement added.

Kenya Lionesses were beneficiaries of the Activate programme as they were Activated on the last day of the course after they had completed their FAIR Course that was conducted by National Team Physiotherapists Ben Mahinda and Lamech Bogonko.

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