The 2025 Cleo Malalah 7s tournament is set to kick off at the Bull Ring Grounds as rugby sevens makes its debut at the Cleo Malalah Super Cup.
The introduction of the 7s competition marks a major milestone for the tournament, which has traditionally featured football only.
The move to include rugby comes as part of activities celebrating seven years of the Cleo Malalah Cup, opening up a new platform for clubs from the Western region to compete and showcase their talent.
Action will begin from 10:00 am, with a packed order of play lined up across the day.
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Early fixtures will see Western Bulls take on Shinyalu Wailers, while Mumias RFC face Ekonyero Foxes. Lurambi Young Boys RFC will come up against Bukura RFC, with Vihiga Granites battling Shamberere Technical in the opening round.
The later matches will feature MMUST RFC versus Rough Machine, Bungoma RFC against Mbale RFC, Busia Border Rucks RFC facing Makunga Urban, and Sigalagala RFC taking on Webuye RFC as teams chase crucial points in the group stage.
Cleo Malalah 7s Order of play
ROUND 1
- WESTERN BULLS VS SHINYALU 11:00AM
- MUMIAS VS EKONYERO FORCES 11:20AM
- LURAMBI YOUNG BOYS VS BUKURA 11:40PM
- VIHIGA VS SHAMBERERE 12:00PM
- MMUST VS MBALE 12:20PM
- BUNGOMA VS ROUGH MACHINE 12:40PM
- BUSIA BORDERUCKS VS WEBUYE RFC 1:00PM
- SIGALAGALA VS MAKUNGA URBAN 1:20PM
BREAK (ONE HOUR)
ROUND 2
- WESTERN BULLS VS EKONYERO FORCES 2:20PM
- MUMIAS VS SHINYALU WEILERS 2:40PM
- LURAMBI YOUNG BOYS VS SHAMBERERE 3:00PM
- VIHIGA VS BUKURA 3:20PM
- MMUST VS ROUGH MACHINES 3:40PM
- BUNGOMA VS MBALE 4:00PM
- BUSIA BORDERUCKS VS MAKUNGA URBAN 4:20PM
- SIGALAGALA VS WEBUYE 4:40PM
BREAK (ONE HOUR)
ROUND 3
- SHINYALU WEILERS VS EKONYERO FORCES 5:40PM
- BUKURA VS SHAMBERERE 6:00PM
- MBALE VS ROUGH MACHINES 6:20PM
- WEBUYE VS MAKUNGA URBAN 6:40PM
CHINI YA MATAA MATCHES
- LURAMBI VS VIHIGA GRANITE 7:00PM
- BUSIA BORDERUCKS VS SIGALAGALA 7:20PM
- MMUST VS BUNGOMA 7:40PM
- WESTERN BULLS VS MUMIAS 8:00PM
We close out the year in style with the Cleo Malalah 7s on Tuesday 30 and Wed 31 December.
Sixteen teams. Twenty-four matches per day. Non-stop rugby action.
Matches kick off from 10 am. Turn up in big numbers, bring the noise, and be part of the action as we end the year. pic.twitter.com/XtoAi2ZS6d— Scrummage Africa (@Scrummageafrica) December 29, 2025
