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Kenya women's national rugby union team
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For the men's team, see Kenya national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Kenya women's national rugby sevens team.
The Kenya women's national rugby union team, popularly known as Lionesses are the Kenya Women's XVs Rugby Team, managed by Kenya Rugby Union. The Lionesses play in red jerseys with black shorts. The side first played in 2006 on the sixth of September and has represented Kenya in various tournaments ever since. The Lionesses currently rank 23rd in the World Rugby Rankings[1] and second in Africa.
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Nickname(s) | Lionesses | |
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Union | Kenya Rugby Union | |
Head coach | Dennis Mwanja | |
Captain | Enid Ouma | |
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World Rugby ranking | ||
Current | 23 (as of 29 May 2023) | |
First international | ||
![]() ![]() (Nairobi, Kenya; 13 May 2006) | ||
Biggest win | ||
![]() ![]() (Kisumu, Kenya; 11 November 2023) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
![]() ![]() (Stellenbosch, South Africa; 12 August 2021) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 0 |
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