Victoria Cup (rugby union)
Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 2010 |
Country | Kenya Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe |
Most recent champion(s) | Zimbabwe (2019) |
TV partner(s) | Kwese sports |
Related competitions | Elgon Cup |
The Victoria Cup is a
In 2010 and 2011, the Victoria Cup was played as a trinations tournament between Kenya, Zimbabwe and Uganda on a double round-robin basis, with the teams playing home-and-away. The competition was discontinued in 2012 after Uganda and Zimbabwe withdrew due to financial difficulties.[2][3]
The Cup is named after
Champions
The Victoria Cup winners and runners-up from the inaugural trinations tournament of 2010 onward are listed below:
Year | Teams | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 4 | Zimbabwe | Kenya | [4] |
2013–2018 | Not contested | |||
2012 | Cancelled | |||
2011 | 3 | Zimbabwe | Kenya | |
2010 | 3 | Kenya | Zimbabwe |
Precursor: 1958–2009
The results of matches involving Kenya, Zimbabwe and Uganda from 1958–2009 are listed below:
Date | Home | Score | Visitor | Venue | Notes |
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2009-08-29 | Uganda | 18 – 13 |
Kenya | Elgon Cup 2009 Round 2. | |
2009-08-15 | Kenya | 30 – 22 |
Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | Elgon Cup 2009 Round 1. |
2008-08-16 | Kenya | 39 – 20 |
Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | Elgon Cup 2008 Round 2. |
2008-05-24 | Uganda | 20 – 3 |
Kenya | Elgon Cup 2008 Round 1. | |
2007-09-26 | Uganda | 24 – 12 |
Kenya | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar | Semi final of the Africa Cup |
2007-08-11 | Kenya | 33 – 15 |
Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | Elgon Cup 2007 Round 2. |
2007-05-26 | Uganda | 29 – 10 |
Kenya | Elgon Cup 2007 Round 1. | |
2006-08-12 | Kenya | 20 – 22 |
Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | Elgon Cup 2006 Round 2. |
2006-05-13 | Uganda | 7 – 7 |
Kenya | Elgon Cup 2006 Round 1. | |
2005-08-27 | Uganda | 5 – 13 |
Zimbabwe | Kampala | Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Championship, Division 1, Pool A |
2005-08-20 | Uganda | 20 – 9 |
Zimbabwe | Kampala | RWC Qualifier, Africa, Round 1B, Playoff 2nd leg |
2005-08-06 | Zimbabwe | 22 – 16 |
Uganda | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe | RWC Qualifier, Africa, Round 1B, Playoff 1st leg |
2005-06-25 | Uganda | 5 – 8 |
Kenya | ||
2004-09-11 | Zimbabwe | 17 – 0 |
Uganda | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe | African CAR Championship, Division 1 South, Pool 1 |
2004-07-31 | Kenya | 18 – 8 |
Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | |
2004-07-24 | Zimbabwe | 24 – 15 |
Kenya | Hartsfield Ground, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Friendly, Kenya Tour |
2003-07-05 | Uganda | 25 – 3 |
Zimbabwe | Kampala | African CAR Championship, Division 1, Pool B |
2003-06-14 | Uganda | 21 – 22 |
Kenya | ||
2003-05-25 | Kenya | 32 – 24 |
Zimbabwe | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | Friendly, Zimbabwe tour |
2002-10-05 | Kenya | 22 – 31 |
Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | |
2002-09-28 | Kenya | 19 – 12 |
Zimbabwe | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya Airways Cup |
2002-07-21 | Uganda | 8 – 12 |
Kenya | ||
2002-05-18 | Zimbabwe | 43 – 0 |
Uganda | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe | Friendly, Uganda tour. First match between these two nations. Used by Zimbabwe as warm up for RWC qualifying.[5] |
2001-09-29 | Kenya | 44 – 17 |
Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | |
2001-07-28 | Kenya | 12 – 9 |
Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | |
1997-08-23 | Kenya | 65 – 8 |
Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | |
1993-07-03 | Kenya | 7 – 42 |
Zimbabwe | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | RWC Qualifier, Africa, Round 1, Group 2. Match Report[6] |
1989-08-13 | Kenya | 9 – 56 |
Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe | Friendly, Kenya Tour. Score was 6 – 22 at half-time. |
1987-08-07 | Kenya | 12 – 44 |
Zimbabwe | Nairobi | Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Championship. Score was 3 – 26 at half-time. |
1985-05-01 | Zimbabwe | 15 – 13 |
Kenya | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | Friendly, Zimbabwe tour. |
1982-03-27 | Zimbabwe | 15 – 12 |
East Africa | Sailsbury Sports Club, Sailsbury, Zimbabwe | Match was between Zimbabwe and East Africa (not Kenya) on their Seventh Tuskers Tour to Zambia and Zimbabwe. See Note[c] Sailsbury had not yet been renamed as Harare. |
1981-05-23 | Kenya | 24 – 34 |
Zimbabwe | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | Friendly, Zimbabwe tour. First match between these two nations. |
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Between 1960 and 1980 there were frequent but irregular matches between Kenya and Uganda; records of the results of these matches may not have survived. | ||||
1958-05-24 | Uganda |
11 – 21 |
Kenya | Kampala | First official match between these 'nations' although at the time they were regarded as 'districts' within the British Empire. |
Notes
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References
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- ^ a b Tisa, Luvisia (18 June 2019). "Victoria Cup set to return, Kenya Simbas among sides expected to feature". scrummage.co.ke. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Uganda pull out of Junior Africa Cup". The Herald. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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