Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 2006 |
Ceased | 2019 |
Replaced by | Rugby Africa Women's Cup |
No. of teams | 2 |
Countries | Kenya Uganda |
Most titles | Kenya (7 titles) |
The women's Elgon Cup was an annual competition held between the national rugby union teams of Kenya and Uganda. It ran parallel with the men's Elgon Cup, which has been running since 2004. The cup was competed for over two legs - one in each country. Home matches for Kenya were usually played at the RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya, whilst Uganda usually played their home matches at the Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda.
In 2011, prior to the first leg, the Ugandan and Kenyan unions had agreed that the women’s Elgon cup would be a one off tie with the winners being crowned in Nairobi as the URU had insufficient funds to host the Kenyans in Kampala for the return leg. However, after the women’s game and the trophy being handed over to the Kenyans, the chairmen of both unions announced at the dinner that Uganda had secured late sponsorship and would be able to host the return leg that would determine the Elgon Cup winners . However, Kenya refused to hand over the Elgon Cup trophy after the second leg, claiming that they were the 2011 Elgon Cup champions as the 2nd leg was just a test friendly.
After a 3-year lull, the Elgon Cup returned in 2019, with the Kenyan Lionesses hosting the Uganda Lady Cranes in the first leg of the Cup at Mamboleo stadium in Kisumu.
Year | Overall Winner |
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2006 | Uganda |
2007 | Tournament was cancelled |
2008 | Uganda |
2009 | Kenya |
2010 | Kenya |
2011 | Kenya |
2012 | Kenya |
2013 | Uganda |
2014 | Kenya |
2015 | Kenya |
2016–18 | Tournament was on hiatus |
2019 | Kenya |
2020–22 | Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa |
2023 | Kenya |
Venue | Played | Won by | Drawn | |
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Kenya | Uganda | |||
Kenya | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Uganda | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Overall | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
9 June 2006 | Uganda | 24–0 | Kenya | Kampala | ||
[1] [2] [3] |
12 August 2006 | Kenya | 0–3 | Uganda | Nairobi | ||
[4] [2] [3] |
Uganda win two matches to nil
24 May 2008 | Uganda | 18–7 | Kenya | Kampala | ||
[5] [2] [3] |
16 August 2008 | Kenya | 15–13 | Uganda | Nairobi | ||
[6] [2] [3] |
One match each - but Uganda retained the cup with an aggregate score of 31-22
15 August 2009 | Kenya | 38–5 | Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | ||
[7] [8] [2] [3] |
29 August 2009 | Uganda | 12–5 | Kenya | Kampala RC, Kampala | ||
[9] [8] [2] [3] |
One match each - but Kenya wins the cup with an aggregate score of 43-17
3 July 2010 | Uganda | 8–5 | Kenya | Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | ||
13:30 EAT (UTC+3) | Try: Fortunate Ivakunda 17' m Pen: Christine Kizito 39' | [10] [11] [2] [3] | Try: Celestine Nasinde 27' m | Referee: George Collins (UGA) |
10 July 2010 | Kenya | 16–8 | Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | ||
[12] [11] [2] [3] | Referee: Constant Cap (KRU) |
One match each - but Kenya wins the cup with an aggregate score of 21-16
9 July 2011 | Kenya | 22–10 | Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | ||
14:00 EAT (UTC+3) | Try: Anita Omondi 5' m Millicent Cpala 31' m Celestine Nasinde (2) 48' c, 57' m Con: Millicent Cpala 49' Cards: Philadelphia Olando 78' to 80' | [13] [2] [3] | Try: Charlotte Mudoola 28' m Helen Buteme 37' m | Referee: Gabriel Masenda (ZWE) |
16 July 2011 | Uganda | 29–10 | Kenya | Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | ||
[14] [2] [3] |
Result disputed - but trophy awarded to Kenya following the result of the first match
21 April 2012 | Uganda | 15–6 | Kenya | Kampala RC, Kampala | ||
[15] [16] [2] |
28 April 2012 | Kenya | 15–3 | Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | ||
[17] [16] [2] |
One match each - Kenya wins the cup 21-18 on aggregate
15 June 2013 | Kenya | 18–17 | Uganda | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi | ||
[18] [19] [20] [2] [21] |
22 June 2013 | Uganda | 13–8 | Kenya | Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | ||
[22] [19] [20] [2] [21] |
One game each. Uganda win the Elgon Cup 30-26 on aggregate
12 July 2014 | Uganda | 15–33 | Kenya | Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | ||
[23] [24] [25] [2] |
19 July 2014 | Kenya | 39–10 | Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | ||
[26] [24] [25] [2] |
Kenya win the Elgon Cup two games to nil
13 June 2015 | Kenya | 5–5 | Uganda | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | ||
[27] [28] [29] [2] |
20 June 2015 | Uganda | 6–7 | Kenya | Legends Rugby Grounds, Kampala | ||
[30] [28] [29] [2] |
Kenya win the Elgon Cup two games to nil
22 June 2019 | Kenya | 44–13 | Uganda | Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium, Kisumu | ||
13:30 EAT (UTC+3) | Try: Grace Okulu 18' m Philadelphia Olando (4) 22' c, 26' m, 47' m, 51' c Celestine Masinde 35' m Janet Okelo 39' m Stella Wafula 66' m Con: Irene Otieno (2) 22', 51' | [31] [32] [2] | Try: Charlotte Mudoola 71' m Winnie Atyang 79' m Pen: Charlotte Mudoola 58' | Attendance: 2000 Referee: Precious Pazani (ZWE) |
13 July 2019 | Uganda | 5–35 | Kenya | Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | ||
14:00 EAT (UTC+3) | [33] [2] |
Kenya win the Elgon Cup two games to nil
11 November 2023 | Kenya | 87–3 | Uganda | Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium, Kisumu | ||
14:00 EAT (UTC+3) | Try: Stella Wafula (3) Christabel Lindo (3) Sharon Auma Diana Omosso Phoebe Akinyi Faith Livoi Naomi Amuguni Naomi Jelagat Anne Goretti Penalty Try Con: Anne Goretti (6) Drop: Anne Goretti | [34] [35] [36] | Pen: Tina Okello Cards: Emily Lekuru 26' to 36' |
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