Kabras Sugar remain firmly on course to finish top of the 2025/26 Kenya Cup regular season after the competition’s fixtures committee ruled on the abandoned clash against KCB Rugby Club.
The highly anticipated top-of-the-table encounter between Kabras Sugar and KCB Rugby Club, played at the KCB Sports Club, was halted at halftime, forcing the fixtures committee to review the outcome. After deliberation, the committee ruled that the score at the time the match was stopped would stand as the final result since the game had been played up to the halftime break and interrupted by natural cause
The decision means Kabras Sugar remain unbeaten this season, extending their impressive run while maintaining their grip on the summit of the standings with 47 points after ten matches. KCB Rugby stay second with 45 points, level with Menengai Oilers but ahead on head to head.
With the regular season nearing its conclusion, Kabras now need victory against Menengai Oilers in their upcoming clash to officially seal the top spot and guarantee a home semi-final and final once again.
Menengai Oilers, who sit third with 45 points, remain in contention for a top-two finish and will view their showdown against Kabras as a crucial opportunity to shake up the standings. The Oilers bounced back strongly in the latest round, producing a dominant 48-3 victory over MMUST to keep their title ambitions alive.
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KCB Rugby also kept pace in the title race. The bankers remain within touching distance of Kabras and will hope for a slip-up from the Sugarmen in the remaining round.
Elsewhere, the race for the playoffs remains tight with Strathmore Leos holding fourth place on 31 points. KU Blak Blad sit fifth with 23 points but still have a game in hand that could prove decisive in their push for a semifinal berth.
Daystar Falcons and Kenya Harlequin are locked on 21 points each, while Nondescripts RFC remain in the hunt for playoffs with 19 points after nine matches.
At the lower end of the table, Nakuru RFC occupy ninth place with 18 points, just ahead of Impala RFC who have 12. MMUST sit in the relegation zone with 10 points while Kisumu RFC remain bottom of the standings with eight points after ten rounds.
With only one round left before the playoffs, attention now shifts to the blockbuster Kabras Sugar versus Menengai Oilers clash which could ultimately determine who finishes top of the table heading into the knockout stages.
Kenya Cup standings
2025/26 Kenya Cup standings after decision on KCB-Kabras date. PHOTO/KRU
