Kenya women's national rugby union team
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| Nickname | Lionesses | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Kenya Rugby Union | |
| Head coach | Dennis Mwanja | |
| Captain | Natasha Emali | |
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| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 20 (as of 22 September 2025) | |
| First international | ||
 Kenya 0–24 Uganda  (Nairobi, Kenya; 13 May 2006) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| Kenya 87–3 Uganda (Kisumu, Kenya; 11 November 2023) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
 South Africa 66–0 Kenya (Stellenbosch, South Africa; 12 August 2021) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 0 | |
The Kenya women's national rugby union team, popularly known as Lionesses are the Kenya Women's XVs Rugby Team, managed by Kenya Rugby Union. The Lionesses play in red jerseys with black shorts. The side first played in 2006 on the sixth of September and has represented Kenya in various tournaments ever since. The Lionesses currently rank 23rd in the World Rugby Rankings[1] and second in Africa.
Kenya were runners-up at the 2019 Rugby Africa Women's Cup which also doubled as a World Cup qualifying tournament.[2] Despite their loss, the Lionesses still advanced to a cross-regional repechage play-off against Colombia.[3] However, their last chances of qualifying were dashed with a narrow 15–16 loss to Colombia in Nairobi.[4]
Results summary
(Full internationals only, updated to 20 September 2024)
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cameroon |
2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Colombia |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% |
 Kazakhstan |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
 Madagascar |
2019 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.00% |
| South Africa |
2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00% |
 Spain |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Uganda |
2006 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 60.00% |
 Zambia |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Summary | 2006 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 50.00% |
