Mean Machine RFC

{{Short description|Kenyan rugby union club, based in Nairobi}} {{Infobox rugby team | teamname = Mean Machine | location = Nairobi, Kenya | countryflag = Kenya | image = Meanmachinerfclogo.PNG | nickname = Machine (Eschuma). | founded = {{start date and age|1977}} | ground = University of Nairobi Grounds, 2,000 capacity | chairman = Paul Ekirapa | captain = Emmanuel Carlton, Victor Mwangi, Zack Ondijo, Kevin Daniel Ouma, Marvin Karungii, Festus Safari, Shaddon Munoko, Isaac Waweru, Rene Inyanga, Wayne Orwa, Stanley Lunani, George Mutuku, Cedric Odera, | league = Kenya Cup, Eric Shirley Shield, Enterprise Cup, Chairman's Cup, Championship | coach = Elli Mukaizi, Nick Abok | pattern_la1 = _white_hoops | pattern_b1 = _whitehoops | pattern_ra1 = _white_hoops | leftarm1 = 0000CC | body1 = 0000CC | rightarm1 = 0000CC | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 0000CC}}

'''Mean Machine RFC''' is a Rugby union club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the representative side of the University of Nairobi and was founded in 1977 during the time when rugby union in Kenya was predominantly played by white settlers and expats. The club features the best students in Kenya who join the university and they come from various University campuses i.e. Main Campus, Chiromo Campus, Parklands Campus, Lower Kabete Campus, Upper Kabete Campus, Kenya Science Campus as well as Mombasa Campus. In their inaugural year, they won the Kenya Cup. Mean Machine has also won the KRU championship twice, in 2018 and 2022 and also won the inaugural Varsity Cup League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kenyarfu.com/KRFU%20DOCS/Kenya%20Rugby%20History%20Highlights.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204162006/http://www.kenyarfu.com/KRFU%20DOCS/Kenya%20Rugby%20History%20Highlights.pdf |archivedate=2012-02-04 }}</ref> During the 1980s the club was forced to close due to political pressure after the 1982 coup d'état attempt, and many players would have to play for other clubs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://meanmachine.co.ke/history |title=Mean Machine » History |accessdate=2010-05-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608022703/http://meanmachine.co.ke/history/ |archivedate=2010-06-08 }}</ref>

==See also== *Rugby union in Kenya

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Category:University of Nairobi Category:Rugby union teams in Kenya Category:Rugby clubs established in 1977 Category:1977 establishments in Kenya Category:Sports clubs and teams in Nairobi