Rugby on a Tuesday morning in Kenya! One of the strangest thing you'll hear that happened this year. It was interesting yet different. Obviously, there was more than meets the eye.

With most people deciding to stay at home as it was a public holiday, the roads were clear. Others were keen on attending the president's inauguration on the other side of town. As you may have guessed, it was easy to get to the venue.

The match was well attended with a good number of rugby fans showing up to watch SportPesa Quins take on Menengai Cream Homeboyz at the start of the Kenya Cup campaign for both teams. It had been rescheduled from Saturday 25 November and the high scoring, end to end encounter at the RFUEA Grounds did not disappoint.

It was worth the Tuesday morning sacrifice.

The final score was a 41-39 win in favor of the Menengai Cream Homeboyz but one of the things that stood out is how Kenya rugby has changed. Sponsors have come on board and you get a clear feeling that much of this growth within rugby wouldn't have been possible through such commitments.

SportPesa also committed to rehabilitating and upgrading the Kenya Rugby Football Union grounds along Ngong’ Road, the facility which also doubles up as the Quins home ground.

The team is set to contract 40 of its 73 players as semi professionals and they will be entitled to better salaries and allowances.

Meanwhile, Quins is adopting two lower tier clubs, Dagoretti Bulldogs and Kitale RFC as part of their Community Social Responsibility (CSR) projects, giving them kitting, technical and financial support.

Indeed, club rugby has changed in Kenya and the clubs have got balls to play club rugby on a Tuesday morning. Literally.