Former Kenya Cup side MMUST RFC were off to a flying start in the KRU Championship beating JKUAT 36-14 in a match played on Saturday morning at Kakamega Showground.
The two sides traded penalties early on with Washington Ombima handing MMUST a lead that was cut short by JKUAT captain David Masinga.
MMUST stretch lead
MMUST then reclaimed the lead when they landed back-to-back tries. Centre Ian Oduor landed the first try of the 2023/24 season and Ombima added the extras for a 10-3 lead.
The Makaka’s through co-captain Veron Kaburu stretched their lead to 17-3 after a try that Ombima converted.
The second half saw JKUAT come back stronger and trimmed the gap through Masinga’s penalty. He later grabbed a try that cut the gap to just six points.
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With the gap trimmed, MMUST fought and responded with two tries from Kevin Bukhala and co-captain Collins Ngoko with Ombima adding extras.
Dave Amani grabbed a three-pointer for the visitors but Paul Odongo came off the bench to send the game beyond JKUAT reach after a try converted by Ombima.
MMUST have five points following the victory.
MMUST Squad to face JKUAT
1.Collins Ngoko C 2.Ishmael Karanja 3.Javan Orlando 4.Ryan Makaka 5.Nelson Makokha 6.Benson Mwata 7.Brian Ndeda 8.Paywick Munoko 9.Veron Kaburu C 10.Washington Ombima 11.Musa Mugandi 12.Ian Oduor 13.Kelvin Bukhala 14.Sam Maboni 15.Josephat Omulefu
RESERVES: 16.Caleb Owino 17.Mohammed Sadala 18.Daniel Mukambi 19.Churchill Oyugi 20.Brian Luseka 21.Philip Otsyula
22.Paul Odongo 23.Byron Ogada 24.Bevon Okoth 25.Ramadhan Abdalla 26.Cyprian Ombaso
