This is a list of previous winners of the Blackrock Rugby Festival, which was established in 1983. Rift Valley Academy holds the most titles of any school at 14 titles.
The Main Cup had been competed for by all teams since 1983, but from 2000, it was decided that the top team of each group would qualify for the quarter-finals of the Main Cup, while the second and third-placed team of each group would qualify for the quarter-finals of the Plate and Bowl Cup respectively.
In 2022, the competition was played in a seven-a-side format instead of the regular fifteen-a-side format while in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, the competition was played in a ten-a-side format.
Main cup Year Winner Runners-up MVP School 1983 Lenana School Nairobi School 1984 Ellis Robins School Rift Valley Academy 1985 Rift Valley Academy Lenana School 1986 Lenana School Nairobi School 1987Rift Valley Academy Lenana School Martin NdedaLenana School 1988St MarysJack Wilson 1989 Nairobi School,St. Mary's School, 1990 Rift Valley Academy Lenana School 1991 1992St Marys School 1993 Lenana School 1994St. Mary's School Njoro Boys 1995 Upper Hill School 1996 Nairobi SchoolPaul OderaSt. Mary's School 1997Rift Valley AcademyAllan Hicks 1998 1999Antony Gachanja 2000 Rift Valley Academy St. Mary's School I Kiptubei Rift Valley Academy 2001 Nakuru High School Nairobi School Innocent Simiyu Nairobi School 2002 Lenana SchoolSt. Mary's School I John Warui Lenana School 2003 Nakuru High School Newton Tonui Nakuru High School 2004St. Mary's School I Imani School Andrew Radier St. Mary's School 2005 Nairobi School Biko Adema 2006 Rift Valley Academy St. Mary's School Odeke EkirapaRift Valley Academy 2007 Strathmore School II Nur Malmo 2008 Strathmore School II Rift Valley Academy Joseph KimeuStrathmore School 2009 Upper Hill School Strathmore School I David AmbunyaSt. Mary's School 2010St. Mary's School I Nawfal Cockar 2011 Hana Mixed Secondary SchoolPhilip Wokorach Hana Mixed Secondary School 2012 Nairobi School St. Mary's School I Nigel MutebiSt. Mary's School2013Maseno SchoolRift Valley AcademyJin SasakiRift Valley Academy2014Rift Valley AcademyMaseno SchoolSamuel Scheenstra2015Maseno SchoolStrathmore School IDonn VictorMaseno School2016Lenana SchoolRift Valley AcademyArnold MwitaLenana School2017Rift Valley AcademySt. Mary's SchoolDouglas KahuriSt. Mary's School2018Ofafa Jericho High SchoolRift Valley AcademyJanrich VolshenkRift Valley Academy2019Dagoretti High SchoolMicah Smith2020Season not Played Due to the COVID-19 pandemic20212022Rift Valley Academy IStrathmore SchoolMatthew MandiStrathmore School2023Rosslyn AcademyRift Valley Academy IJosiah ClermontRift Valley Academy I2024Rift Valley Academy IDawamu SchoolCaleb TannerRift Valley Academy I2025All Saints Embu High School IRift Valley Academy IJosephat KaranjaAll Saints Embu High School I2026Rift Valley Academy IInternational Schools SelectJosh FaderRift Valley Academy I
Plate Cup Year Winner Runners-up 2000 Nakuru High School St. Mary's School II 2001 St. Mary's School IMoi Forces Academy, Nairobi 2002 Sunshine Secondary School 2003 Dagoretti High School Rift Valley Academy 2004 Nakuru High School St. Mary's School II 2005 Nairobi School II Strathmore School II 2006Lenana School St. Mary's School II 2007 Strathmore School I 2008 Moi Forces Academy, Nairobi Upper Hill School 2009 Dagoretti High School Sunshine Secondary School 2010 Moi Forces Academy, Nairobi Rosslyn Academy 2011 Strathmore School I Sunshine Secondary School 2012 Nairobi School II Ofafa Jericho High School 2013 Ofafa Jericho High School New Dawn Educational Centre 2014 Sunshine Secondary School Makini School2015Kiambu High SchoolAquinas High School2016Eutychus AcademyThika High School20172018Dagoretti High SchoolThika High School2019Strathmore SchoolAquinas High School2020Season not Played Due to the COVID-19 pandemic20212022All Saints Embu High SchoolLenana School2023Ofafa Jericho High School IIAll Saints Embu High School II2024Alliance High SchoolStrathmore School II2025All Saints Embu High School IIUpper Hill School2026Dagoretti Mixed Secondary SchoolRift Valley Academy II
Bowl Cup Year Winner Runners-up 2000 Njoro Boys High School Upper Hill School 2001 Lenana School II Dagoretti High School 2002 Dagoretti High School Aga Khan Academy 2003 St. Mary's School IIN/A 2004 Strathmore School Hillcrest Secondary School 2005 Njoro Boys High School Makongeni Secondary School 2006 Upper Hill School I Upper Hill School II 2007 Nairobi School II Ofafa Jericho High School 2008 Makongeni Secondary School Lenana School II 2009 Rosslyn Academy Muhuri Muchiri Secondary School 2010 St. Christopher's School Upper Hill School II 2011 Jamhuri High School Alliance Boys' High School 2012 Sunshine Secondary School Moi Forces Academy, Nairobi2013Rift Valley Academy IIThe Uhuru Secondary School2014Dagoretti High SchoolAquinas High School2015St. Aloysious Gonzaga Secondary SchoolDagoretti High School2016Dagoretti High SchoolStrathmore School II20172018Lenana SchoolSt. Mary's School2019Jamhuri High SchoolMutuini High School2020Season not Played Due to the COVID-19 pandemic20212022Rift Valley Academy IISt. Mary's School II2023Upper Hill SchoolRift Valley Academy II2024Rift Valley Academy IISt. Mary's School2025Nairobi SchoolRift Valley Academy II2026Hospital Hill High SchoolSt. Mary's School
Women's Competition In 2025, a women's competition was held officially for the first time in the seven-a-side format of the game. Rift Valley Academy were the inaugural winners beating Karen C Secondary School 28 - 07 in the finals.
Main Cup +YearWinnerRunners-upMVPSchool2025Rift Valley AcademyKaren C Secondary SchoolVivian DilwarthRift Valley Academy2026Mbagathi Girl's School IMbagathi Girl's School IIMbagathi Girl's School I
Plate Cup +YearWinnerRunners-up2025Rosslyn AcademyDagoretti Mixed Secondary School2026Karen C Girl's SchoolRift Valley Academy
Bowl Cup +YearWinnerRunners-up2025St. Claire Nembu Girls High SchoolKibera Secondary School2026
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