# Scorpions RFC

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{{Short description|East African invitational rugby union team}}
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The '''Scorpions RFC''' is an invitation rugby team in [East Africa](/source/East_Africa) that was established upon principles that have many parallels with the [Barbarian F.C.](/source/Barbarian_F.C.) in terms of values, playing style, selection policy and the lack of a home ground.  The team wears black shirts and white shorts and, like the original Barbarians and the [French Barbarians](/source/Barbarian_Rugby_Club), players wear socks of their choice provided that they have played for the team that the socks represent (the socks shown to the right are the original [Harlequins](/source/Harlequin_FC) socks which were also worn by [Kenya Harlequins](/source/Kenya_Harlequins)<ref name = "Kenya Harlequin Constitution">{{Cite book|title=Kenya Harlequin Constitution|year=1950 |publisher=Kenya Harlequins }}</ref> in the 1950s and 1960s).

==Foundation==
The club was founded in 1959 in [Dodoma](/source/Dodoma), central [Tanganyika](/source/Tanganyika_Territory) (now [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania)) to function as an invitation touring side. The idea was first put forward by W.K.L. ''Ken'' Thomas who also became the club's first captain and chairman.  With marginal rainfall, rocky outcrops, thorny scrub and dry sandy soil, Dodoma is an ideal habitat for the [scorpion](/source/scorpion)s after which the club is named, but a less suitable place to play rugby is hard to imagine. The touring element drifted almost immediately into obscurity and the club eventually became based in [Kenya](/source/Kenya) as rugby in Tanzania dwindled during the 1970s.

==Aims and Principles==
The over-riding principle behind the team is ''to play and foster the playing of rugby football of the best possible type and to insist upon the highest standards of discipline and behaviour, both on and off the field''. In the modern day when winning is everything this sounds old-fashioned, even pompous, it does not mean the Scorpions do not like to win, or do not play to win, it purely means that if at no-side enjoyment has been had by all, players and spectators alike, then the Scorpions have been true to their principles.

{{rquote|right|''to play and foster the playing of rugby football of the best possible type and to insist upon the highest standards of discipline and behaviour, both on and off the field.''<br><br>'''Scorpions Constitution (1959)'''}}

The vast distances and primitive transport networks of Colonial East Africa made the playing of rugby difficult, particularly so in Tanganyika.  The intention behind the founding of the Scorpions was to allow players in Tanganyika to play high quality rugby that would otherwise be unavailable to them, thus membership (which is by invitation only), would be available to any player in Tanganyika. With time the net was thrown wider to include any player in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania). The Scorpions are able to introduce younger players to a higher level of rugby and to experiment by trying players in unusual positions, something that representative selectors are unable to attempt for fear of criticism.

The club has no club-house, they usually play their matches at the [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground) and, in order to stimulate interest in rugby to as wide an audience as possible, they never take a gate allowing spectators from all financial backgrounds to watch them play.

==Match List==
The Scorpions have built up a sporting tradition of encounters with famous clubs on tour. The majority of these games have been lost but the Scorpions have endeavoured to live up to their principles and have scored notable victories over [Anti-Assassins](/source/Anti-Assassins) (1964) and [London Wasps](/source/Wasps_RFC) (1973) and also earned a draw with [Blackheath F.C.](/source/Blackheath_F.C.) in 1979.

[Blackrock College RFC](/source/Blackrock_College_RFC) is a club originally formed by old-boys of [Blackrock College](/source/Blackrock_College), an institution founded by the [Congregation of the Holy Ghost](/source/Holy_Ghost_Fathers) in 1860. In 1939, the same order set up [St. Mary's School, Nairobi](/source/St._Mary's_School%2C_Nairobi) to be run under the same ''Spiritian'' ethos, an ethos that embraces the benefits of sport in general and rugby union in particular.  This has begun a long connection between the order and the East African rugby community; St. Mary's School hosts an annual [schools rugby festival](/source/St_Mary's_Blackrock_Festival) and (along with [Lenana School](/source/Lenana_School), [Rift Valley Academy](/source/Rift_Valley_Academy) and [Strathmore School](/source/Strathmore_School)) it is one of the major producers of rugby players in Kenya. In addition, [Blackrock College RFC](/source/Blackrock_College_RFC) toured East Africa in 1971 and the Fourth [Tuskers](/source/East_Africa_rugby_union_team) played a return fixture during their tour of [Ireland](/source/Ireland) the next year.

When, in 1973, the Scorpions played the [Old Georgian Club](/source/Old_Georgian_Club) from [Argentina](/source/Argentina), the former [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) captain [Dick Greenwood](/source/Dick_Greenwood) was in Kenya on a coaching assignment for the [RFU](/source/Rugby_Football_Union).  He was selected to play in the second row by Scorpions who lost by one point after a non-stop display of running attacking rugby that ranks among the most thrilling matches ever played on the [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground).  Dick then travelled to Italy to become the Coach of [Rugby Roma Olimpic](/source/Rugby_Roma_Olimpic) (1973–1976) and, using the contacts that he had made in Kenya, an East African tour was arranged for the Italian club in 1976 during which they too played against the Scorpions.

{{Expand list|date=September 2010}}

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%; "
|-
! width=100|Date
! width=300|Opponent
! width=200|From
! width=200|Location
! width=50|Result
! width=80|Score
|-
|1959-08-04 ||[Nondescripts RFC](/source/Nondescripts_RFC) ||  {{flag|Kenya|rugby union}} || [Parklands Sports Club](/source/Parklands_Sports_Club), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) || Won
|style="text-align:center;"| 25-9
|-
|1959-08-06
|[Kitale Rugby Club](/source/Kitale)
|{{flag|Kenya|rugby union}}
|Kitale Sports Club, Kitale
|Lost
|8-26
|-
|1959-08-08
|[Nakuru RFC](/source/Nakuru_RFC)
|{{flag|Kenya|rugby union}}
|[Nakuru Athletic Club](/source/Nakuru_Athletic_Club), [Nakuru](/source/Nakuru)
|Lost
|3-9
|-
|1959-08-10
|[Kenya Harlequins](/source/Kenya_Harlequin_F.C.)
|{{flag|Kenya|rugby union}}
|[RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi)
|Lost
|11-15
|-
|1960-10-08
|Kampala RFC
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|[Nakivubo Stadium](/source/Nakivubo_Stadium), [Kampala](/source/Kampala)
|
|
|-
|1961-05-  <ref>{{Cite report|last=Whyte |first=R.A.M. |title=Harlequins in East Africa |year=1961 |publisher=Harlequins F.C. }}</ref> ||[Pretoria Harlequins](/source/Quins-Bobbies_Rugby_Club) ||  {{flag|South Africa|1928 rugby union}} || [Nakuru](/source/Nakuru) ||style="text-align:center;"|Lost  ||style="text-align:center;"| 0 - 14
|-
|1964- ||[Anti-Assassins](/source/Anti-Assassins) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Won ||style="text-align:center;"| -
|-
|1966-04-24
|[Blackheath F.C.](/source/Blackheath_F.C.)
|{{flag|England|rugby union}}
|[RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi)
|
|
|-
|1968-03-23
|[Queens University RFC](/source/Queen's_University_RFC)
|{{flag|Ireland|rugby union}}
|[RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi)
|
|
|-
|1968-07-14 ||[Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_Rugby_Football_Union) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Lost ||style="text-align:center;"| 0 - 47
|-
|1969- ||[Anti-Assassins](/source/Anti-Assassins) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"| Lost ||style="text-align:center;"|14 - 48
|-
|1971-03-28 ||[9 Parachute Squadron RE](/source/9_Parachute_Squadron_RE), [British Army](/source/British_Army)  || {{flag|United Kingdom|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||  ||style="text-align:center;"| -
|-
|1971-07-04 ||[Blackrock College RFC](/source/Blackrock_College_RFC) ||  {{flag|Ireland|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Lost ||style="text-align:center;"| 13 - 16
|-
|1972-04- ||[Rosslyn Park F.C.](/source/Rosslyn_Park_F.C.) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) || ||style="text-align:center;"| -
|-
|1972-07-30 ||[Richmond F.C.](/source/Richmond_F.C.) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Lost ||style="text-align:center;"|12 - 18
|-
|1973-05-05<ref name = "Harlequins Tour Report">{{Cite report|last=Roberts |first=V.C. |title=Harlequins East Africa Tour |year=1973 |publisher=Harlequins F.C. }}</ref> ||[London Harlequins FC](/source/Harlequins_FC) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Lost ||style="text-align:center;"|6 - 41
|-
|1973-07-29 ||[Wasps FC](/source/Wasps_FC) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Won ||style="text-align:center;"| -
|-
|1973- ||[Old Georgians](/source/Old_Georgian_Club) ||  {{flag|Argentina|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Lost ||style="text-align:center;"|21 - 22
|-
|1976-06-05||[Rugby Roma Olimpic](/source/Rugby_Roma_Olimpic) ||  {{flag|Italy|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||  Lost||13 - 16
|-
|1979-05-12 ||[Blackheath F.C.](/source/Blackheath_F.C.) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Drawn ||style="text-align:center;"|17 - 17
|-
|1982-05-22 ||[Anti-Assassins](/source/Anti-Assassins) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) || ||style="text-align:center;"| -
|-
|1984-05-16 ||[Suttonians RFC](/source/Suttonians_RFC) ||  {{flag|Ireland|rugby union}} || [Impala Ground](/source/Impala_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Lost ||style="text-align:center;"|10 - 19
|-
|1988-08 ||[Sherborne RFC](/source/Sherborne_RFC) / [RC Granvillais](/source/Granville%2C_Manche) ||  {{flag|England|rugby union}} / {{flag|France|rugby union}} || [RFUEA Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) ||style="text-align:center;"|Won ||style="text-align:center;"| -
|-
|01-06-2023
|Bryncethin RFC 
|Wales 
|Mae Zedong Stadium, Zanzibar  
|Won 
|38 - 5
|}

==Match details==

===Blackheath 1979===
{| style="border: 3px solid darkgrey;" width="100%"
|
{{rugbybox
|date       = Saturday 12 May 1979
|time       = 1630 EAT ([UTC+3](/source/UTC%2B3))
|team1      = Scorpions RFC
|score      = 17 &ndash; 17
|report     =
|team2      = [Blackheath F.C.](/source/Blackheath_F.C.)
|try1       =Hadman (1)<br /> Omaido (1)<br /> Evans, M. (1)
|con1       =Roy  (1)
|pen1       =None
|drop1      =Roy  (1)
|try2       =FORWARDS (1)<br /> Purchase (1)
|con2       =None
|pen2       =Kelsey-Fry (3)
|drop2      =None
|stadium    = [Ngong Road Ground](/source/RFUEA_Ground), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi),  [Kenya](/source/Kenya)
|attendance =
|referee    = G. Fenn (London R.R.S.)<br>
Touch-judge: R.G.R. Evans (Kenya R.R.S.)<br>
Touch-judge: P. Piper
}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border="1" width="100%"
! colspan=2|Team Lists
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{| border="0" width="100%" style="font-size:90%"
|colspan=5 align="center" style="font-size:150%"|'''SCORPIONS'''
|-
!  !!  !! Player !! Club !! Honours
|-
|FB ||'''15'''||P.D. Evans ||[Nondescripts RFC](/source/Nondescripts_RFC) || {{ru|KEN}} and [East Africa](/source/East_Africa_rugby_union_team)
|-
|RW ||'''14'''||B. Omolo || [Blak Blad RFC](/source/Blak_Blad_RFC) ||
|-
|OC ||'''13'''||J. Omaido ||[Mean Machine RFC](/source/Mean_Machine_RFC) || {{ru|KEN}} and [East Africa](/source/East_Africa_rugby_union_team)
|-
|IC ||'''12'''||A. Scutt ||[West Kenya RFC](/source/West_Kenya_RFC) ||
|-
|LW ||'''11'''||S.L. Rigby ||[Nondescripts RFC](/source/Nondescripts_RFC)  || {{ru|KEN}}
|-
|FH ||'''10'''||G. Roy ||[Impala RFC](/source/Impala_RFC)  ||
|-
|SH ||'''9''' ||R.G Leask ([c](/source/Captain_(sports)))||[Impala RFC](/source/Impala_RFC)  || {{ru|KEN}} and [East Africa](/source/East_Africa_rugby_union_team)
|-
|LP ||'''1''' ||D. Wallace ||[Nondescripts RFC](/source/Nondescripts_RFC)  ||
|-
|HK ||'''2''' ||J. Ellis ||[Kenya Harlequins](/source/Kenya_Harlequins)  || {{ru|KEN}} and [East Africa](/source/East_Africa_rugby_union_team)
|-
|TP ||'''3''' ||C.J. Onsotti||[Kenya Harlequins](/source/Kenya_Harlequins)  || {{ru|KEN}} and [East Africa](/source/East_Africa_rugby_union_team)
|-
|LL ||'''4''' ||M.A. Riley ||[Nondescripts RFC](/source/Nondescripts_RFC)  ||
|-
|RL ||'''5''' ||W.J. Okwirry||[Impala RFC](/source/Impala_RFC)  ||
|-
|OF ||'''6''' ||M. Evans ||[Nondescripts RFC](/source/Nondescripts_RFC)  || {{ru|KEN}} and [East Africa](/source/East_Africa_rugby_union_team)
|-
|BF ||'''7''' ||G. ''Chief'' Edebe || [Mean Machine RFC](/source/Mean_Machine_RFC) || {{ru|KEN}} and [East Africa](/source/East_Africa_rugby_union_team)
|-
|N8 ||'''8''' ||W.G. Hadman ||[Nondescripts RFC](/source/Nondescripts_RFC)  ||
|-
|colspan=5|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
| ||'''16'''||E. Kabetu || [Mombasa Sports Club](/source/Mombasa_Sports_Club) || {{ru|KEN}} and [East Africa](/source/East_Africa_rugby_union_team)
|-
| ||'''17'''||C.J.S Taylor || [Nondescripts RFC](/source/Nondescripts_RFC) ||
|-
| ||'''18'''||E. Ayodo || [Impala RFC](/source/Impala_RFC) ||
|-
| ||'''19'''||D. Awimbo || [Mwamba RFC](/source/Mwamba_RFC) ||
|-
| ||'''20'''||T. Ollerhead || [Nondescripts RFC](/source/Nondescripts_RFC) ||
|-
| ||'''21'''||J. Omany || [Impala RFC](/source/Impala_RFC) ||
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Coach:'''||colspan="2"| None ||
|}
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{| border="0" width="100%" style="font-size:90%"
|colspan=5 align="center" style="font-size:150%"|'''BLACKHEATH F.C.'''
|-
!  !!  !! Player !! Club !! Honours
|-
|FB ||'''15'''||B. Kelsey-Fry || Blackheath F.C. || Kent County
|-
|RW ||'''14'''||K. Purchase || Blackheath F.C. || Kent and {{ru|ENG}} U19
|-
|OC ||'''13'''||J. Kelly || [Ebbw Vale RFC](/source/Ebbw_Vale_RFC) and [Cross Keys RFC](/source/Cross_Keys_RFC) ||
|-
|IC ||'''12'''||N Walker || [Sevenoaks RFC](/source/Sevenoaks_RFC) || Kent U21
|-
|LW ||'''11'''||J Percival ||  Blackheath F.C. || Hampshire County
|-
|FH ||'''10'''||R. Whiteman || Blackheath F.C. || [Oxford University RFC](/source/Oxford_University_RFC)
|-
|SH ||'''9''' ||P. McFarland || [King's College Hospital RFC](/source/King's_College_Hospital_RFC) || Staffordshire U19
|-
|LP ||'''1''' ||C. Bailward || Blackheath F.C. || England Trialist and Eastern Counties
|-
|HK ||'''2''' ||J. Murphy || Blackheath F.C. || Kent County
|-
|TP ||'''3''' ||K. Cairns || [Saracens RFC](/source/Saracens_RFC) || England Trialist
|-
|LL ||'''4''' ||R. Hill  ([c](/source/Captain_(sports)))|| Blackheath F.C. || England Trialist and Kent
|-
|RL ||'''5''' ||N. Joyce|| [Leicester F.C.](/source/Leicester_Tigers) || England Trialist
|-
|BF ||'''6''' ||C. Hooker ||  Blackheath F.C. || South v {{ru|AUS}}
|-
|OF ||'''7''' ||R. Naish || Blackheath F.C. || Surrey and London Counties
|-
|N8 ||'''8''' ||[G.J Adey](/source/Garry_Adey) || [Leicester F.C.](/source/Leicester_Tigers) || [Barbarians](/source/Barbarians_F.C.) and {{ru|ENG}}
|-
|colspan=5|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|SH ||'''16'''|| I. Tharby || Blackheath F.C. || Kent Schoolboys
|-
|H ||'''17'''|| A. Johns || Blackheath F.C. ||
|-
|L ||'''18'''|| P Lovett || Blackheath F.C. || Notts/Lincs/Derby U23
|-
|P ||'''19'''|| J. Montgomery || Blackheath F.C. || Kent County and Ulster U21
|-
| ||'''20'''|| D. Blacklocks || Blackheath F.C. ||
|-
| ||'''21'''||  ||  ||
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Manager:'''||colspan="2"|John Legge || Kent County Coach
|}
|}
|}

==Members==
{{Expand list|date=September 2010}}

===Past Administrators===
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* W.K.L. ''Ken'' Thomas (Founder member, Chairman and Captain)
* Dennie O'Loghlen (Founder member and Chairman)
* Charles Hodgson (Chairman)
* Rex Chamberlain (Secretary / Treasurer)
* Alex M Christie (Vice president of [Wasps FC](/source/Wasps_FC) in London and President of the [RFUEA](/source/Rugby_Football_Union_of_East_Africa))
* Edwin ''Eddie'' Bristow
* Brian Granville-Ross
* Peter Williams
* Frank Lawson
* Bob Shephard
* Tony Parfitt
* D.P. ''Dougie'' Hamilton
* M.J.A. ''Mike'' Walsh
* David Round-Turner
* Mark Riley
* Chris Everard
}}

===Past Captains===
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* Rob Rowland
* D.P. ''Dougie'' Hamilton
* Mike Andrews
* Peter D. Evans
* Roy Leask
* Kevin Lillis
}}

===Notable players===
* [Dick Greenwood](/source/Dick_Greenwood) (former {{ru|ENG}} captain)
* E. ''Ted'' Kabetu (first black player to be selected by Scorpions and to represent East Africa)

===Other Players===
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* A. Cobb
* R.T. Harris
* M.C. Barnes
* R. Gillett
* J. McFie
* C.J. Maile
* M.G.  Lumsdaine
* J. Maynard
* R.N. Shephard
* Oluf Jorgensen
* J.W. Eaton
* J. Setchell
* R. Benyon
* Hugh McGarry
* A. Glover
* G.T. ''Tom'' Thorpe
* G. Clode
* R.M. Watson
* R. Richards
* B.Patrick N. Plumbe
* K.A.G. Parfitt
* P. Ilsley
* A.M. Dale
* A.L. Mitchell
* R.T. Hughes
* George Barbour
* Lau Larsen
* R. Jones
* Ronnie Andrews
* Mike Evans
* J.C.D. Parsons
* A. Rees
* A. Cure
* Richard Mercer
* George McKnight
* M.J.Hebert
* Dicky Evans
* R. Smith
* J.A. Allison
* B. Omolo
* Jackson Omaido
* A. Scutt
* S.L. Rigby
* George Roy
* Dave Wallace
* J. Ellis
* Chris J. Onsotti
* Mark A. Riley
* W.J. Okwirry
* Mike Evans
* C.G. Sullivan
* G. ''Chief'' Edebe
* W.G. Hadman
* C.J.S Taylor
* E. Ayodo
* D. Awimbo
* C. Fraser
* Tom Ollerhead
* J. Omany
* P. Coventry
* R.S. Sembi
* J.P. Scott
}}P.E L'Estrange

==References==
*{{Cite book|last=Campbell |first=M |author2=Cohen, E.J.  |title=Rugby Football in East Africa 1909-1959|year=1960 |publisher=Rugby Football Union of East Africa }}
*{{Cite book|title=Programme of Anti-Assassins tour of Kenya|year=1982 |publisher=Rugby Football Union of East Africa }}

{{Reflist}}

{{Rugby union in East Africa}}
{{Rugby union in Kenya}}

Category:Rugby union teams in Africa
Category:Rugby union in East Africa
Category:Multinational rugby union teams

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