Kenya’s Simbas defeated Uganda Rugby Cranes within the first leg of this 12 months’s Elgon Cup by 27:25 on the RFUEA grounds ‘Ngong Highway’ on Saturday night .
The hosts had a flying begin with Griffin Chao opening the rating happening to transform a strive six minutes into the sport passing on the follow Jeanson Misoga for one more 4 minutes later.
With Uganda, their first strive got here after the half hour mark by Pius Ogena and Harmless Gwokto respectively.
Gwokto managed two strive in a really shortly time frame to his identify with each conversions being given to Shakim Ssembusi who did justice to his means happening to take the Cranes upfront by two (12:14)
Moving into the second half, Uganda prolonged their lead instantly after restart with one other a transformed strive however Kenya revived their lead by a Brian Wahinya brace tries to make it (24:17)
Within the 66th minute, debutand Robin Odrua gave Uganda it’s fourth strive of the sport however Shakim Ssembusi didn’t convert one thing that introduced fear to Ugandan who noticed their lead slip away.
Minutes later veteran John Kubu’s penalty prolonged Kenya’s result in 27:22.
The Cranes had an opportunity to choose a win from Nairobi however a Yasin Waswa missed penalty within the final moments of the sport and buried their hopes.
This 12 months’s final Elgon cup winner will likely be determined within the return leg which will likely be performed on subsequent Saturday on November sixth on the King’s park enviornment in Bweyogerere.
