Menengai Oilers silence rivals Nakuru to book semifinal ticket

Menengai Oilers continued with their dominance over city rivals Nakuru RFC as they once again secured the bragging rights in the Nakuru Derby following a comfortable 26-13 victory in quarter final two of the Impala Floodlit tournament.

In the match staged at the Impala Grounds on Saturday afternoon, the Gibson Weru coached side wasted no time in getting off the mark as Mark Kwemoi opened the scoring just four minutes into the match to give Oilers a 7-0 after Vincent Mwikali successfully converted.

Five minutes later, captain Chrispine Shitundo led from the front as he touched down for Oilers' second try as Nakuru struggled to contain the early heat from their rivals.

Another successful conversion tool the scores to 14-0 for Oilers before Nakuru recorded their first point on the board after Philip Okeyo drilled in a penalty.

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Two more tries from Oilers, one converted and one missed, gave a true reflection of the match as Weru's side opened the score to 26-3.

With time well spent in the opening half, Nakuru got another chance to extend their points on the board through another penalty as they went into the break trailing 26-6.

The second half proved to be a much closely contested affair as only Nakuru managed the only try of the game which was nowhere near enough to make up for the first half damage as Oilers held on for a 26-13 victory to become the second side to book their slot in the semis of the tournament.

"Being the first game of the season, I think I am overally pleased with our performance despite some rustiness. Our set pieces were strong, we carried the ball well and we defended well especially in the second half to get the win," Weru remarked after the game.