Luvisia Amanga
Menengai Oilers Academy were crowned 2026 BingwaFest National Champions after edging KEMU Pitbulls 5-0 in a tightly contested final played at Kinoru Stadium in Meru on April 5, 2026.
The clash lived up to its billing, with both sides putting up a solid defensive display that kept scoring opportunities to a minimum. In the end, it took a single unconverted try to separate the two teams, handing Oilers the title and sealing their place in history as the second-ever BingwaFest national champions, following in the footsteps of Homeboyz, who won the inaugural edition.
With the victory, Menengai Oilers Academy will pocket KSh 1.5 million courtesy of Betika Na Community, a reward for their resilience and consistency throughout the tournament.
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In the women’s category, Kiambaa Community emerged champions after a commanding 26-13 victory over Jackals. Kiambaa were clinical in attack, running in four tries and successfully converting three of them to open up a decisive 13-point gap. Their triumph also earns them KSh 1.5 million.
In the men’s third-place playoff, Daystar Falcons secured a narrow 7-0 win over Masinde Muliro Rugby to finish third, while Mwira Community from Western claimed third place in the women’s category after beating Nakuru Development 10-5.
BingwaFest Nationals 10s
challenge trophy quarter finals
Sigalagala Poly 12-10 Makueni Rugby
Jackals 5-0 Murang’a Trojans
Meru University 17-0 Molo Development
Kisumu Development 12-5 Mombasa Sports Club
women cup quarter finals
Kiambaa Community (W) 80-0 Tharaka University (W)
Jackals (W) 22-0 Blad Academy (W)
Nakuru Development (W) 10-5 Meru University (W)
Mwira Rugby (W) 17-12 Kithimu Community (W)
men cup quarter finals
Daystar Falcons 10-0 Tharaka University
Oilers Academy 17-0 Stingerz
Masinde Muliro Rugby 7-0 Kisii University
KEMU Pitbulls 24-0 Blak Blad
challenge trophy semi finals
Sigalagala Poly 12-5 Kisumu Development
Meru University 10-0 Jackals
men 5th place semi finals
Blak Blad 7-0 Tharaka University
Stingerz 12-0 Kisii University
women 5th place semi finals
Kithimu Community (W) 21-0 Tharaka University (W)
Blad Academy (W) 12-7 Meru University (W)
women cup semi finals
Kiambaa Community (W) 27-7 Mwira Rugby (W)
Jackals (W) 17-12 Nakuru Development (W)
men cup semi finals
KEMU Pitbulls 15-10 Daystar Falcons
Menengai Oilers 14-5 Masinde Muliro Rugby
challenge trophy final
Meru University 5-0 Sigalagala Poly
women 5th place final
Kithimu Community (W) vs Blad Academy (W)
men 5th place final
Blak Blad vs Stingerz
women bronze final
08:50 Mwira Community (W) 10-5 Nakuru Development (W)
men bronze final
09:20 Daystar Falcons 7-0 Masinde Muliro University
women cup final
09:50 Kiambaa Community (W) 26-13 Jackals (W)
men cup final
10:20 KEMU Pitbulls 0-5 Menengai Oilers
