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Mean Machine were promoted back to Kenya Cup<\/p><\/div>\n

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – Leading 11-0 at the interval, Mean Machine defeated Western Bulls 18-0 to reach the KRU Championship final but more importantly secure promotion to the Kenya Cup after a year\u2019s hiatus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The students scored an early try and penalty and withstood Bulls pressure and indecision which saw the visitors miss a straightforward penalty before spilling the ball on the Machine try line.<\/p>\n

Machine would a penalty on the stroke of half time before landing a converted try after the break to go 18-0 up, a lead they held to the end.<\/p>\n

-By Kenya Rugby Union Website<\/a>–<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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