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The Futures Cup
East African rugby players show huge talent, but without training and investment in youth rugby, Kenya and Uganda will not be able to compete with top nations on the world stage. The Futures Cup was set up to change this. The tournament aims to create a pathway to higher exposure by giving a wider pool of players the opportunity to represent their region outside of school fixtures and push them to the next level.
The inaugural Futures Cup was held at St Christopher’s International School, Nairobi from 14-16 July 2023. The vision was clear - to organise a fifteen aside tournament for U15 boys with the best players from each region in Kenya fighting it out for the trophy. The delivery was exceptional - with it being hailed as ‘one of the most professionally run sporting events recently seen in Kenya.’
The tournament featured eight teams from Central, Rift Valley, Coastal, 2 Nairobi and 2 Western as well as an invitational team from Kampala, Uganda. It also hosted one girls exhibition match. With it being the only pathway to the next level outside of school rugby and before International call ups, it was no surprise that it attracted over 2500 spectators across the 3 days.
In August 2024 we decided to bring the Futures Cup to the regions. We hosted the Central Avalanche team in Mombasa and two great matches were played against Coastal Tsunamis on 12 August, and then at the end of the month we hosted the Kampala Giants team from Uganda at Kabras Sugar, together with Western Wanderers and Nyanza Hurricanes for a triangular tournament. In December, the Nairobi leg will take place between the two Nairobi teams and Rift Valley after which the scored will be tallied up to announce the winner.
The Kingsley Cup
On the 21st of July, 2024 at St Andrew's Turi, DBA Africa helped organise, with the support of Kingsley school in Devon UK, the U13 Kingsley Cup. DBA Africa sent 5 Academy teams and our partners, the Rift Valley academy, supplied a further 3 teams. It was a fantastic day with lots of great rugby played and many friendships forged.