Lucas Onyango (born May 12, 1981) is a Kenyan international development manager for the Kenya Rugby League. He used to play as a winger in rugby union for the

Kenya national rugby union team The Kenya national rugby union team is also known as the ''Simbas'' (''simba'' is Swahili for 'lion'). Kenya competes in the Africa Cup and is ranked thirty-third in the World Rugby Rankings as of August 2022. Kenya is yet to qualify for the Ru ...

and

Sale Sharks Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the n ...

, as well as

Oldham RLFC Oldham R.L.F.C., also known as the Roughyeds, is a professional rugby league football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The club currently competes in the RFL League 1, the third tier of British Rugby League. Formed in 1876 as Oldh ...

( Heritage No. 1212) and

Widnes Vikings The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...

in rugby league.

Playing career

In Kenya, he played for

Mean Machine RFC Mean Machine RFC is a Rugby union club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the representative side of the University of Nairobi and was founded in 1977 during the time when rugby union in Kenya was predominantly played by white settlers and expats. In ...

, a

Kenya Cup The Kenya Cup is the top tier club rugby union competition in Kenya organized by the Kenya Rugby Union. For the 2019-2020 season, twelve teams are divided into two pools of six, Each team plays home and away against each team in its pool and on ...

team affiliated to

University of Nairobi , mottoeng = In unity and work , image = Uon emblem.gif , image_size = 210px , caption = Coat of Arms of the University , type = Public , endowment ...

. He played for Kenyan sevens team at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

, after which he joined Manchester R.F.C. He moved to rugby league club

in 2005.

Post-playing career

In August 2020, Onyango was appointed as the international development manager for Kenya Rugby League. His appointment showcased the vision to grow the sport in Kenya and prepare for 2025 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

His sister Sharon Onyango has played for the

Kenya women's national rugby union team The Kenya women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Kenya, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2006. History Kenya were runners-up at the 2019 Rugby Africa Women's Cup which also doubled as a World ...

.Daily Nation, July 25, 2009
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1981 births Living people Expatriate rugby union players in England Kenya international rugby union players Kenyan expatriate rugby union players Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in England Kenyan Luo people Kenyan rugby union players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Oxford Rugby League players Rugby league wingers Rugby union wings Sale Sharks players Widnes Vikings players {{rugbyleague-bio-stub