Through the technical expertise of South African tactician Carlos Katywa, Kabras once again proved to Kenya that winning last year's title when they defeated Menengai Oilers was no fluke.
Local rugby fans largely based Kabras' victory on the absence of KCB in the final.
Last year, Oilers knocked out the bankers in the semifinals and fans claimed Kabras faced a slightly weak opponent in the final, which gave them an upper hand.
Well, Katywa just proved every doubter wrong as he won the 2022-203 Kenya Cup on an unbeaten record.
Kabras defeated every club in the regular season, winning all their 11 matches with bonus point victories except two matches against MMUST (21-0) and Menengai Oilers (15-13). They finished top with 52 points.
In fact, Kabras even defeated KCB at their own backyard 29-23 at a time when the bankers were top of the table and averaging 40 points per game.
In the semifinals against Kenya Harlequin, the sugar men saw off the Nairobi-based side 22-8 to qualify for their their eighth consecutive final, where for the first time in their history, Kabras defeated KCB.
Katywa's word have come to pass as not only players played with passion, but their fans on the touchline also cheered their team on with much gusto. The club has brought them joy, smiles, happiness and victory.
"It has been painful the past seven years. Kabras made us fall in love with rugby. In 2019 and 2021, rugby hurt us the most after losing at home to the bankers. This year, we had to win and I am very happy that now people will respect Kabras again," said Dave Mwaura, a resident fan from Sichirai in Kakamega.
"We are champions at last. Oh God is good. We have suffered enough but now we are champions. It has been long coming," said Diana Shemenyah.
