Who is Renalto Borzone?

By Eric Njiru

You may have seen him play for Impala Saracens in the Impala Floodlit tournament and wonder who he is. The Italian fly-half.

His name is Renalto Borzone from Italy who is in Kenya for a three-month internship.

Speaking to Raga House on Saturday after the final where Impala lost to KCB, Borzone says he is enjoying playing for the Kenya Cup side as he looks forward to a couple of matches in the league due to start on Saturday.

“I am from Italy, here for an internship. I joined Impala because Lameck Dunde who used to play with me in Milan. I find the Impala community very good and welcoming”

Borzone has played two matches beating Mean Machine in Floodies semis and losing to KCB in the final.

(Borzone in azione - ph Lens Eye Image)

He was named the man of the match in the final.

“The two weeks have been good, I am very happy to play here. I am very proud to be named the MVP but gutted for the loss but it’s still a good achievement”

Impala will take on Mombasa RFC in their Kenya Cup opener on Saturday as Borzone hopes he will be named in the team before he returns to Italy on December 10.

“I am hoping to play a few matches for Impala in the Kenya Cup. The Kenyan teams are surely very physical, guys are fit they like to run with the ball sometimes it’s hard to defend. A strong attack and strong defence”

“Italian rugby more is strategy and tactics, here is you want to play every ball, run with the ball, it’s more enjoyable, it’s like Sevens in fifteens,” added Borzone.

The 24-year old who started rugby when he was 14 adds that: “I have seen like four teams and for sure KCB is the toughest but that’s because we’ve lost them. They play very physical but also move the ball in the phase.”

RENATO BORZONE, ma in Kenya loro lo chiamano chissà perchè Renalto, fratello di Massimiliano attuale estremo del CUS Genova, e figlio di Achille Borzone ex rugbista sempre del club genovese, era in Africa per la Laurea Magistrale e combinazione vuole che è stato contattato per giocare nella Società Sportiva locale. Renato è da settembre che è in Kenya e proprio in questi giorni si è concluso un importante torneo di rugby, e il Man of The Match dell’occasione  della finale persa 20/18, è stato nominato proprio Renato Borzone. (RR)