KSSSA Sports Documentaries
Team Profile: Butula Boys’ Rugby 15’s Team.
Butula Boys’ star is fast rising in Rugby. The Western based Libondo Shimenga charges are on a good run in form; losing just a single match; so far, this year.
In the 2023 KSSSA National Term one Games (held at Eldoret) Butula Boys emerged winners after downing hapless All Saints 38-00 at the finals.
In their quest for glory, Butula were lined up alongside Rift Valley’s St. Anthony Kitale, Kwale High School (Coast Region) and Nyanza’s representative, Kisii School.
This is how they performed at the 2023 KSSSA National Term One Games
Preliminaries🏈🏈
🪀Butula Boys 63 vs 00 Kwale High
🪀Butula Boys 27 vs 10 St. Anthony’s
🪀Butula Boys 11 vs 08 Kisii School
Semis🏈🏈
🪀Butula Boys 18 vs 00 Ofafa Jericho.
Final🏈🏈
🪀Butula Boys 38 vs 00 All Saints.
The boys would then represent Kenya at the 2023 East Africa School games, FEASSSA, held in Huye city of Rwanda.
They arrived in Huye with one aim, to clinch the FEASSSA title, only to fall short of their expectations as they couldn’t get past eventual winners; St. Mary’s College Kisubi of Uganda.
Butula’s performance at the 2023 FEASSSA games🏈🏈
🪀Butula Boys 10 vs St. Anthony’s
🪀Butula Boys 27 vs 06 King’s College, Buddo (Uganda)
🪀Butula Boys 39 vs 11 All Saints
🪀Butula Boys 12 vs 18 St. Mary’s College Kisubi (Uganda)
In the 2024 Busia County championship, Butula easily cruised past their opponents and stormed into the Western region’s term one games.
Here is a sneak review of their performance at the Busia County 2024 Championship
Preliminaries🏈🏈
🪀Butula Boys 45 vs 00 Amukura
🪀Butula Boys 14 vs 00 Mundika
🪀Butula Boys 63 vs 00 Makunda
Semifinals🏈🏈
🪀Butula Boys 33 vs 00 Sigalame Boys
Final🏈🏈
🪀Butula Boys 57 vs 03 Mundika Boys.
In the Western region championship, Butula faced off with Chavakali High, Kimobo and Koyonzo boys in pool B.
At the 2024 Western Region Secondary Schools’ Term one Games, Butula Boys emerged champs in Rugby Fifteens; after outsmarting bitter rivals Koyonzo Boys in the final clash at Nyang’ori Boys.
Butula Boys scored two unconverted tries while Koyonzo Boys only managed to score one Penalty. They had earlier lost to Koyonzo 8-11 at the preliminaries.
Western Region Rugby Fifteens Results For Butula Boys.
Preliminaries
🪀 Butula Boys 08 vs 11 Koyonzo Boys
🪀 Butula Boys 38 vs 00 Kimobo High
🪀 Butula Boys 26 vs 07 Chavakali High
Semis
🪀 Butula Boys 03 vs 00 Vihiga Boys
Final
🪀Butula Boys 10 vs 03 Koyonzo Boys
Their Coach Shimenga Libondo is optimistic that they will successfully defend their National title. Popularly known as ‘Shims’, Libondo is the gentleman behind Butula’s recent successes in Rugby.
Mr Shimenga first coached Chavakali high school for years as he taught Geography. He made Chavakali a rugby powerhouse producing talents that have played in Kenya rugby seven’s and 15s.
In 2009 Mr Shimenga moved to St Peters Boys Mumias and brought up the rugby club which was dead and in 2012 St Peters Mumias won the 15’s national title and went ahead and won other titles in the coming years.
Now in Butula Boys Mr Shimenga has already made the school a rugby powerhouse. With his many years of experience Mr Shimenga has in coaching rugby Butula boys have won the KSSSA 2023 national title.
In Machakos Butula have been placed in pool A alongside Eastern Region Champions All Saints, Saint Patrick’s Iten (Rift Valley Region) and Nyanza’s Champions Kisii School.
Will Shimenga guide his boys to another podium finish at Machakos?
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