On Saturday 11th January 2025, Mean Machine secured their first KRU Championship in their week five match against the TUM Marines at Seacrest Grounds in Diani beating them 14-8. Both sides went into this match with zero victories each but Machine turned their table around with the much-needed victory. The hosts TUM Marines however managed to earn a losing bonus point.
Along Thika Road, Zetech Oaks had a great outing as they denied USIU A Martials a winning chance by beating them 35-23 to earn their 4th victory in five outings. Catholic Monks continued with their unbeaten streak by beating the UOE Trojans 22-0 while Mombasa suffered their fourth loss in the hands of Homeboyz RFC who beat them 20-13. The silver lining in this encounter is that Mombasa, just like the TUM Marines, bagged a losing bonus point to their tally.
The top two leaders in the Championship table were unstoppable on match day five as they, MMUST and Daystar Falcons secured their victories by beating their opponents JKUAT and Western Bulls 24-00 and 22-06 respectively.
Collated Match Day 5 FT scores
TUM Marines 08 -14 Mean Machine
Zetech Oaks 35 – 23 USIU-A Martial
CUEA Monks 22 – 00 UoE Trojans
Homeboyz Rugby 20 – 13 Mombasa RFC
Masinde Muliro 24 – 00 JKUAT Cougars
Daystar Falcons 22 – 06 Western Bulls