List of Blackrock Rugby Festival winners explained

This is a list of previous winners of the Blackrock Rugby Festival, which was established in 1983. Rift Valley Academy holds the most titles of any school at 12 titles.

The Main Cup had been competed for by all teams since 1983, but from 2000, it was decided that the top team of each group would qualify for the quarter-finals of the Main Cup, while the second and third-placed team of each group would qualify for the quarter-finals of the Plate and Bowl Cup respectively.

In 2022, the competition was played in a seven-a-side format instead of the regular fifteen-a-side format while in 2023 and 2024, the competition was played in a ten-a-side format.[1]

Main cup

YearWinnerRunners-upMVPSchool
1983Nairobi SchoolLenana School
1984Ellis Robins SchoolRift Valley Academy
1985Rift Valley AcademyLenana School
1986Lenana SchoolNairobi School
1987Rift Valley AcademyLenana School
1988St. Mary's School
1989Nairobi School
1990Rift Valley AcademyLenana School
1991Lenana School
1992St. Mary's School
1993Lenana SchoolRift Valley Academy
1994St. Mary's SchoolNjoro Boys
1995Upper Hill School
1996Nairobi SchoolPaul OderaSt. Mary's School
1997Rift Valley AcademyAllan Hicks
1998
1999Antony Gachanja
2000Rift Valley AcademySt. Mary's School IKiptubeiRift Valley Academy
2001Nakuru High SchoolNairobi SchoolInnocent SimiyuNairobi School
2002Lenana SchoolSt. Mary's School IJohn WaruiLenana School
2003Nakuru High SchoolNewton TonuiNakuru High School
2004St. Mary's School IImani SchoolAndrew RadierSt. Mary's School
2005Nairobi SchoolBiko Adema
2006Rift Valley AcademySt. Mary's SchoolOdeke EkirapaRift Valley Academy
2007Strathmore School IINur Malmo
2008Strathmore School IIRift Valley AcademyJoseph KimeuStrathmore School
2009Upper Hill SchoolStrathmore School IDavid AmbunyaSt. Mary's School
2010St. Mary's School INawfal Cockar
2011 Hana Mixed Secondary SchoolPhilip Wokorach Hana Mixed Secondary School
2012Nairobi SchoolSt. Mary's School INigel MutebiSt. Mary's School
2013Maseno SchoolRift Valley AcademyJin SasakiRift Valley Academy
2014Rift Valley AcademyMaseno SchoolSamuel Scheenstra
2015Maseno SchoolStrathmore School IDonn VictorMaseno School
2016Lenana SchoolRift Valley AcademyArnold MwitaLenana School
2017Rift Valley AcademySt. Mary's SchoolDouglas KahuriSt. Mary's School
2018Ofafa Jericho High SchoolRift Valley AcademyJanrich VolshenkRift Valley Academy
2019Dagoretti High SchoolMicah Smith
2020Season not Played Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021
2022Rift Valley Academy IStrathmore SchoolMatthew MandiStrathmore School
2023Rosslyn AcademyRift Valley Academy IJosiah ClermontRift Valley Academy I
2024Rift Valley Academy IDawamu SchoolCaleb TannerRift Valley Academy I

Plate Cup

YearWinnerRunners-up
2000Nakuru High SchoolSt. Mary's School II
2001St. Mary's School IMoi Forces Academy, Nairobi
2002Sunshine Secondary School
2003Dagoretti High SchoolRift Valley Academy
2004Nakuru High SchoolSt. Mary's School II
2005Nairobi School IIStrathmore School II
2006Lenana SchoolSt. Mary's School II
2007Strathmore School I
2008Moi Forces Academy, NairobiUpper Hill School
2009Dagoretti High SchoolSunshine Secondary School
2010Moi Forces Academy, NairobiRosslyn Academy
2011Strathmore School ISunshine Secondary School
2012Nairobi School IIOfafa Jericho High School
2013Ofafa Jericho High SchoolNew Dawn Educational Centre
2014Sunshine Secondary SchoolMakini School
2015Kiambu High SchoolAquinas High School
2016Eutychus AcademyThika High School
2017
2018Dagoretti High SchoolThika High School
2019Strathmore SchoolAquinas High School
2020Season not Played Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021
2022All Saints Academy, EmbuLenana School
2023Ofafa Jericho High School IIAll Saints Academy, Embu II
2024Alliance High SchoolStrathmore School II

Bowl Cup

YearWinnerRunners-up
2000Njoro Boys High SchoolUpper Hill School
2001Lenana School IIDagoretti High School
2002Dagoretti High SchoolAga Khan Academy
2003St. Mary's School IIN/A
2004Strathmore SchoolHillcrest Secondary School
2005Njoro Boys High SchoolMakongeni Secondary School
2006Upper Hill School IUpper Hill School II
2007Nairobi School IIOfafa Jericho High School
2008Makongeni Secondary SchoolLenana School II
2009Rosslyn AcademyMuhuri Muchiri Secondary School
2010St. Christopher's SchoolUpper Hill School II
2011Jamhuri High SchoolAlliance Boys' High School
2012Sunshine Secondary School Moi Forces Academy, Nairobi
2013Rift Valley Academy IIThe Uhuru Secondary School
2014Dagoretti High SchoolAquinas High School
2015St Aloysious Gonzaga Secondary SchoolDagoretti High School
2016Dagoretti High SchoolStrathmore School II
2017
2018Lenana SchoolSt. Mary's School
2019Jamhuri High SchoolMutuini High School
2020Season not Played Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021
2022Rift Valley Academy IINairobi School II
2023Upper Hill SchoolRift Valley Academy II
2024Rift Valley Academy IISt. Mary's School

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-06-02 . RVA launch Blackrock Rugby Festival title defence . 2023-06-05 . Nation . en.