KRU Championship: Zetech Oaks off to a flyer

 Debutants Zetech Oaks got their 2024/25 KRU Championship off to a flyer beating Homeboyz RFC 17-13 at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi.

Evans Omondi and Gilbert Odhiambo scored the Zetech tries in both halves, to secure the win for the Oaks.

Speaking after the match, Zetech Oaks head coach Ramsfield Matekwa expressed his joy at securing a win in their opening match lamenting his team’s failure to capitalize more on the numerous chances they had in the match.

"Kudos to the team for the win, but I think we had a lot of chances but we failed to utilise. We could have won by more. We will go back at the drawing board and work more on our finishing," he said.

Homeboyz RFC head coach Stephan Otum slammed his team for their poor performance saying they deserved to lose.

"It's a disappointment I can say because what we executed in the training ground, is not what we played today."

"We accepted easy mistakes that led to us losing the match. We will go back at the drawing board and I believe we will come back stronger," he added.

Zetech Oaks secured an instant return to the KRU Championship after suffering relegation to the nationwide league a season ago and coach Matekwa says they are determined to give their best with the hope of securing promotion to the Kenya Cup.

"We are making our debut in the championship, we have a strong and young team and we are ready to compete.”

In other fixtures, Masinde Muliro started their KRU championship campaign on a high after thrashing fellow varsity side Mean Machine 36-6 at their Masinde Muliro grounds in Kakamega.