Victoria Cup (rugby union)

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Victoria Cup (rugby union)
Sport Rugby union
Founded2010
Country Kenya
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (2019)
Broadcaster(s) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kwese sports
Related
competitions
Elgon Cup

The Victoria Cup is a rugby union tournament contested by the four African nations of Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe as of 2019. After a seven-year hiatus, the competition was revived following Rugby Africa's cancellation of the Africa Gold Cup in 2019 due to sponsorship loss. [1] [2]

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In 2010 and 2011, the Victoria Cup was played as a tri-nations 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 Lake Victoria in Kenya and Victoria Falls, which were named in honour the reigning queen Victoria and her great-grandmother.

Champions

The Victoria Cup winners and runners-up from the inaugural tri-nations tournament of 2010 onward are listed below:

YearTeamsWinnerRunner-upRef
2019 4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya [4]
2013–2018Not contested
2012 Cancelled
2011 3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2010 3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Precursor: 1958–2009

The results of matches involving Kenya, Zimbabwe and Uganda from 1958–2009 are listed below:

DateHomeScoreVisitorVenueNotes
2009-08-29Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
18 13
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda Elgon Cup 2009 Round 2.
2009-08-15Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
30 22
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Elgon Cup 2009 Round 1.
2008-08-16Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
39 20
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Elgon Cup 2008 Round 2.
2008-05-24Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
20 3
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda Elgon Cup 2008 Round 1.
2007-09-26Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
24 12
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar Semi final of the Africa Cup
2007-08-11Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
33 15
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Elgon Cup 2007 Round 2.
2007-05-26Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
29 10
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda Elgon Cup 2007 Round 1.
2006-08-12Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
20 22
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Elgon Cup 2006 Round 2.
2006-05-13Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
7 7
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda Elgon Cup 2006 Round 1.
2005-08-27Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
5 13
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kampala Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Championship, Division 1, Pool A
2005-08-20Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
20 9
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kampala RWC Qualifier, Africa, Round 1B, Playoff 2nd leg
2005-08-06Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
22 16
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe RWC Qualifier, Africa, Round 1B, Playoff 1st leg
2005-06-25Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
5 8
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
2004-09-11Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
17 0
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe African CAR Championship, Division 1 South, Pool 1
2004-07-31Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
18 8
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
2004-07-24Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
24 15
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg Hartsfield Ground, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Friendly, Kenya Tour
2003-07-05Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
25 3
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kampala African CAR Championship, Division 1, Pool B
2003-06-14Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
21 22
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
2003-05-25Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
32 24
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Friendly, Zimbabwe tour
2002-10-05Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
22 31
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
2002-09-28Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
19 12
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya Airways Cup
2002-07-21Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
8 12
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
2002-05-18Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
43 0
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Friendly, Uganda tour. First match between these two nations. Used by Zimbabwe as warm up for RWC qualifying. [5]
2001-09-29Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
44 17
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
2001-07-28Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
12 9
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
1997-08-23Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
65 8
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
1993-07-03Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
7 42
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya RWC Qualifier, Africa, Round 1, Group 2. Match Report [6]
1989-08-13Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
9 56
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Friendly, Kenya Tour. Score was 6 22 at half-time.
1987-08-07Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
12 44
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgNairobiConfederation of African Rugby (CAR) Championship. Score was 3 26 at half-time.
1985-05-01Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
15 13
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Friendly, Zimbabwe tour.
1982-03-27Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  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.
1981-05-23Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
24 34
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Friendly, Zimbabwe tour. First match between these two nations.
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg Uganda
Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kenya
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg
Uganda Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg
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 Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg Uganda
11 21
Kenya Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kampala First official match between these 'nations' although at the time they were regarded as 'districts' within the British Empire.

Notes

a. ^ Lake Victoria and the Victoria Falls are not connected contrary to some reports. [7] The only major river that flows out of Lake Victoria is the River Nile which flows north to the Mediterranean Sea. The Victoria Falls are on the Zambezi River which begins in Zambia and runs south and east to empty into the Indian Ocean.

b. ^ Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake it is also the largest tropical lake and the second largest freshwater lake in the world. While the Victoria Falls are neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, it is claimed to be the largest sheet of falling water in the world measuring some 184,500 sq meters.

c. ^ The 1982 match between the Zimbabwe and East Africa is often listed in popular online databases as being Zimbabwe v Kenya. In fact it was played by East Africa on the Seventh Tuskers Tour to Zambia and Zimbabwe. Though this team was almost exclusively (if not entirely) made up of Kenyan players, it is not technically a Kenya v Zimbabwe result. As the Lions is made up of players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, so the East Africa team selects players from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

References

  1. "Victoria Cup returns". Kratos Sports. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. "Uganda pull out of Junior Africa Cup". The Herald. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. "World Rugby".
  5. Augustine Mukaro (17 May 2002). "Zimbabwe: Rugby Squad Intensifies Bid for World Cup". AllAfrica. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. "Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".
  7. "allAfrica.com: Uganda Blasts Blow Away Rugby Match". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.