By Michael Kwambo

Match day eleven in the 2011/2012 Kenya Cup continued to serve up its share of drama, the league leadership changing hands yet again as the Strathmore Leos, pace setters heading into the weekend’s action succumbed to a 13-8 defeat at the hands of their hosts Impala, gifting KCB, the beneficiaries of a close 6-3 home win over visiting Homeboyz RFC, Kenya Cup leadership for the next seven days at the very least.  Nondescript RUFC turned the tables on Mwamba RFC, pulling off a 23-12 bonus point away win while Nakuru RFC also registered a bonus win, a hard fought one though, as they beat Kisumu RFC 33-18 at the Kisumu Polytechnic.

The featured match saw hosts and reigning league champs Lunch Bar Quins register a 42-0 over Mean Machine at the RFUEA. Man of the match Chris Oduor scored the first of his three tries in early first half with Victor Sudi converting for a 7-0 score line. Machine old boy Wilson Kopondo would ground the second from a maul while an Isaac Adimo drop goal and a Sudi penalty saw Quins take an 18-0 lead into the interval.

Oduor completed his hat-trick, touching down twice in between a Sudi conversion to take the scores to 30-0.  Sudi would convert Kenya prop Dennis Karani’s try before William Ambaka concluded the proceedings, touching down late in the match to see the Lunch Quins run off with the 42-0 result.

KCB now lead the standings, with 34 points, one ahead of Nakuru and Strathmore while Mwamba sit in fourth with 30 points, same as Quins who have an inferior goal difference. Impala remain sixth while Nondies and Machine swap positons, Nondies up to seventh with Machine dropping to eighth. Kisumu and Homeboyz round off the Kenya Cup standings.

Kenya Cup Results

Impala 13 Strathmore Leos 8 (ht 7-3)

Lunch Bar Quins 42 Mean Machine 0 (ht 18-0)

KCB 6 Homeboyz 3 (ht 3-0)

Kisumu RFC 18 Nakuru RFC 33 (ht 8-26)

Mwamba RFC 12 Nondescript RUFC 23

UNOFFICIAL KENYA CUP STANDINGS AS AT 18 FEBRUARY 2012