Impressive start for Rayon Sports in V-ball league

New league entrants Rayon Sports made an impressive start in the national volleyball league with two wins against Lycee de Nyanza and Christ Roi de Nyanza.

Monday, March 03, 2014

Men

Pool One

UR-Huye 0-3 St Joseph

Kirehe 3-1 UR-Huye

St Joseph 3-0 Kirehe

Pool Two

APR 3-0 RHS

RHS 3-0 Ngororero

APR 3-0 Ngororero

Pool Three

INATEK 3-0 PSVF

INATEK 3-0 GSOB

GSOB 0-3 PSVF

Pool Four

LDN 0-3 Rayon Sports

Rayon Sport 3-0 CXR

CXR 3-0 LDN

Pool Five

KVC 3-0 COE

COE 0-3 UBT

UBT 0-3 KVC

Women

Pool One

APR 3-0 St Joseph

Ngororero 0-3 APR

St Joseph 3-0 Ngororero

Pool Two

RVC 3-0 LDN

Pool Three

St Alloys 0-3 RRA

RRA 3-0 IPRC Kigali

IPRC Kigali 0-3 St Alloys

New league entrants Rayon Sports made an impressive start in the national volleyball league with two wins against Lycee de Nyanza and Christ Roi de Nyanza.

Coach Fidele Nyirimana’s team won both matches in straight sets (3-0) played at Lycee de Nyanza courts on Saturday. In the same pool (four), Christ Roi de Nyanza beat the hosts 3-0.

 After the opening weekend of the new season, Nyirimana, who won last season’s title with the National University of Rwanda (currently UR-Huye), said, "We are targeting to win as many matches as possible, which will help us in our bid to win the (league) title.”

 In Pool One, champions UR-Huye started the defence of their title with two back to back losses against St Joseph and Kirehe 3-0 and 3-1 respectively, while St Joseph saw off Kirehe 3-0.

In Pool Two, former league winners APR beat Rusumo High School and debutants Ngororero 3-0 respectively, while RHS beat Ngororero 3-0.