Kenya dominated the local 'international' rugby scene but when combined with Tanzania and Uganda they formed the East Africa rugby union team.
This consisted mostly of white settlers from Kenya, and the games tended to be hosted in Nairobi.
Nicknamed The Tuskers, a name which was taken from a local beer, the first overseas touring East Africa XV played in the Copperbelt of what was then Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, in September 1954 when they won six out of seven matches.

The British Isles played games against an East African side, on their 1955 tour, and 1962 tours (losing 50-0).

The national team played its first international in 1955, and is yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.
However, the country's sevens team has had far more international success.

Kenya was ranked 39th in the world by the IRB as of 6 April 2009.
However, in 2010, Kenya rose in the ranking to 32nd in the world and later ranked 31st in 2013 after beating Zimbabwe 29-17 in a tournament that doubled up as the qualifying stage for the 2015 World Cup.
Kenya dominated the local 'international' rugby scene but when combined with Tanzania and Uganda they formed the East Africa rugby union team. This consisted mostly of white settlers from Kenya, and the games tended to be hosted in Nairobi. Nicknamed The Tuskers, a name which was taken from a local beer, the first overseas touring East Africa XV played in the Copperbelt of what was then Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, in September 1954 when they won six out of seven matches.
The British Isles played games against an East African side, on their 1955 tour, and 1962 tours (losing 50-0).
The national team played its first international in 1955, and is yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. However, the country's sevens team has had far more international success.
Kenya was ranked 39th in the world by the IRB as of 6 April 2009. However, in 2010, Kenya rose in the ranking to 32nd in the world and later ranked 31st in 2013 after beating Zimbabwe 29-17 in a tournament that doubled up as the qualifying stage for the 2015 World Cup.
Rugby union in Kenya