Victoria Cup (rugby union)


The Victoria Cup is a rugby union tournament contested by the four African nations of,, and . After a seven-year hiatus, the competition was revived following Rugby Africa's cancellation of the Africa Gold Cup in 2019 due to sponsorship loss.
In 2010 and 2011, the Victoria Cup was played as a trinations tournament between Kenya, Zimbabwe and Uganda on a double round-robin basis, with the teams playing home-and-away. The competition was discontinued in 2012 after Uganda and Zimbabwe withdrew due to financial difficulties.
The Cup is named after Lake Victoria in Kenya and Victoria Falls which were named in honour the reigning Queen Victoria and her great grandmother.

Champions

The Victoria Cup winners and runners-up from the inaugural trinations tournament of 2010 onward are listed below:

Precursor: 1958–2009

The results of matches involving Kenya, Zimbabwe and Uganda from 1958–2009 are listed below:
DateHomeScoreVisitorVenueNotes
2009-08-29'
18 - 13
Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, UgandaElgon Cup 2009 Round 2.
2009-08-15'
30 - 22
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, KenyaElgon Cup 2009 Round 1.
2008-08-16'
39 - 20
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, KenyaElgon Cup 2008 Round 2.
2008-05-24'
20 - 3
Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, UgandaElgon Cup 2008 Round 1.
2007-09-26'
24 - 12
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, MadagascarSemi final of the Africa Cup
2007-08-11'
33 - 15
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, KenyaElgon Cup 2007 Round 2.
2007-05-26'
29 - 10
Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, UgandaElgon Cup 2007 Round 1.
2006-08-12
20 - 22
'RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, KenyaElgon Cup 2006 Round 2.
2006-05-13'
7 - 7
'Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, UgandaElgon Cup 2006 Round 1.
2005-08-27
5 - 13
'KampalaConfederation of African Rugby Championship, Division 1, Pool A
2005-08-20'
20 - 9
KampalaRWC Qualifier, Africa, Round 1B, Playoff 2nd leg
2005-08-06'
22 - 16
Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweRWC Qualifier, Africa, Round 1B, Playoff 1st leg
2005-06-25
5 - 8
'
2004-09-11'
17 - 0
Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweAfrican CAR Championship, Division 1 South, Pool 1
2004-07-31'
18 - 8
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
2004-07-24'
24 - 15
Hartsfield Ground, Bulawayo, ZimbabweFriendly, Kenya Tour
2003-07-05
25 - 3
KampalaAfrican CAR Championship, Division 1, Pool B
2003-06-14
21 - 22
'
2003-05-25'
32 - 24
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, KenyaFriendly, Zimbabwe tour
2002-10-05
22 - 31
'RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
2002-09-28'
19 - 12
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, KenyaKenya Airways Cup
2002-07-21
8 - 12
'
2002-05-18'
43 - 0
Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweFriendly, Uganda tour. First match between these two nations. Used by Zimbabwe as warm up for RWC qualifying.
2001-09-29'
44 - 17
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
2001-07-28'
12 - 9
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
1997-08-23'
65 - 8
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
1993-07-03
7 - 42
'RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, KenyaRWC Qualifier, Africa, Round 1, Group 2. Match Report
1989-08-13
9 - 56
'Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweFriendly, Kenya Tour. Score was 6 - 22 at half-time.
1987-08-07
12 - 44
'NairobiConfederation of African Rugby Championship. Score was 3 - 26 at half-time.
1985-05-01'
15 - 13
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, KenyaFriendly, Zimbabwe tour.
1982-03-27'
15 - 12
KenyaEast AfricaSailsbury Sports Club, Sailsbury, ZimbabweMatch was between Zimbabwe and East Africa on their Seventh Tuskers Tour to Zambia and Zimbabwe. See Note Sailsbury had not yet been renamed as Harare.
1981-05-23
24 - 34
'RFUEA Ground, Nairobi, KenyaFriendly, Zimbabwe tour. First match between these two nations.

Uganda
Kenya
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Kenya
Uganda 		Between 1960 and 1980 there were frequent but irregular matches between Kenya and Uganda; records of the results of these matches may not have survived.
1958-05-24 Uganda
11 - 21
Kenya KampalaFirst official match between these 'nations' although at the time they were regarded as 'districts' within the British Empire.