kisumu had moved away from mere participation to competition and the rugby fraternity had taken notice. expectations from both the playing unit and fanatics were high. mean machine rfc arrived and in the side was eric 'shaggy' mwangi, biko ambesta, ted okinda, ken aswani, kanyi gitonga, eric musuva, oyunga pala, kevin matabutu, sundiya halwenge and paul okong'o.