Humphrey Kayange

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Humphrey Kayange
Date of birth (1982-07-20) 20 July 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight105.3 kg (232 lb)
SchoolSt. Peter's Mumias High School
UniversityJomo Kenyatta University
Notable relative(s) Collins Injera (brother)
Michael Agevi (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Mwamba RFC
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Mwamba RFC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–17 Kenya 18 (30)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2003–16 Kenya 7s 49
Correct as of 7 December 2009

Humphrey Kayange (born 20 July 1982) is a Kenyan former rugby union player and organic chemist. Kayange is known within the rugby sevens community, as he has produced some of the best performances for the Kenya national sevens side. He is a former captain of the team. He is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). [1]

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Career

Kayange played for the military team Ulinzi RFC in the Kenya Cup league. The team was later disbanded, and he moved to Mwamba RFC. [2] [3] He was part of the Kenyan squad at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, [4] reaching the semifinals. He was nominated for IRB Sevens Player of the Year in 2009. [5] Kayange has also played for the Kenya national rugby union team (15s), playing at the 2011 World Cup Qualifiers. [6] He is the older brother of IRB Sevens World Series top try scorer Collins Injera who also plays for Mwamba RFC. Their younger brother Michael Agevi has also played rugby for the Sevens in the past. [7]

In 2010 Kayange was awarded the presidential Order of Golden Warriors (OGW) alongside his brother Collins Injera, for their performance in the 2008/2009 IRB world series. [8]

In 2012 Kayange moved to Bristol, U.K. to undertake research into tenellin biosynthesis with Professor Christine L. Willis at the University of Bristol. [9]

Kayange announced his retirement in October 2016 from the Kenyan rugby sevens team at the age of 34. [10]

Honors

In 2021, World Rugby inducted Kayange into its World Rugby Hall of Fame, alongside Osea Kolinisau, Huriana Manuel, Cheryl McAfee, Will Carling and Jim Telfer. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mr Humphrey Kayange". The International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Daily Nation, Buzz Magazine, 16 January 2009: Top of the top
  3. ↑ Rugbyrugby.com, 3 March 2009: Mwamba's pride Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ RWC Sevens 2009: Kenya squad Archived 27 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "IRB names Sevens Player of the Year shortlist". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  6. ↑ Heavensgame.com: KENYA BEAT CAMEROON IN RWC QUALIFIER
  7. ↑ "Fresh faces for Kenya Sevens". International Rugby Board. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Daily Nation, 27 May 2010: Sevens stars decorated by state
  9. ↑ Willis Research Group: Group Members
  10. ↑ "Adema axed from 7s side".
  11. ↑ "Six legends to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame". World Rugby . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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