Rugby has become a very popular game in Kenya and the entire continent. Rugby is an outdoor contact sport that is played in several formats. The most common ones being the 15 aside and 7 aside matches although there are some instances where rugby is played as a 10 aside sport. Rugby is played by both men and women and it is played by all ages. The game is played with an oval shaped ball in a rectangular field. At the two ends of the pitch, H-shaped posts are used as goals. See the dimesions below

Surfaces

Rugby is mostly played on Natural grass. Kikuyu grass and some types of Bermuda grasses are good choices to play rugby on. The key consideration is the safety of the players. Other considerations include climate, quality of water, light levels and the level of wear tolerances desired .