NAIROBI — Mwamba RFC player Brian Mutugi has reiterated the team's desire to return to the Kenya Cup after last season's relegation from the top flight.

Mutugi says the players are determined to return to the top tier and will do everything to realise that dream.

"I believe the message in the dressing room is one. We have one goal and message for each and every player...our main goal is to go back to Kenya Cup...no compromise...nothing much, nothing else," he said.

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Kulabu were relegated from the top flight last season after finishing 11th in the regular season with 16 points.

It was the second time in their history that the 1987 Kenya Cup champions have suffered relegation heartbreak after they first did so in 1996.

One of Kenya's most supported rugby clubs, the players have their work cut out to appease fans who will be satisfied with nothing less than an immediate Kenya Cup return.

Mutugi acknowledges fans desires and has promised they will work hard towards fulfilling it.

"I believe each player in the camp knows how important this dream is. We can't afford to snooze, lose or do nothing less...we have to go back to the Kenya Cup," the former Homeboyz RFC player said.

He added: "They have been supporting us all through...even when we were relegated they did not stop supporting us. They came, we sat down and agreed that no one is leaving the team...we have to go back to the Kenya Cup."

Kulabu continued their journey back to the top flight with a 22-17 victory over University of Nairobi's Mean Machine at the latter's UoN Grounds on Saturday.

The victory cemented their place at the top of the KRU Championships with 28 points, three more than second-placed Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology's (JKUAT) Cougars.

Their next encounter is against Homeboyz at their Goan Institute homeground.