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, commonly known as the Simbas (Swahili for ''lions''), is the country's national team managed by the Kenya Rugby Union. The team plays in ''red'', ''green'', and ''black'' jerseys with ''black'' or ''white' ...

and

Sale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Its team play in Premiership Rugby, and have been in England's top division of rugby union continuously since 1995. Originally founded in 1861 as ...

, as well as Oldham RLFC and

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in rugby league.

Playing career

In Kenya, he played for Mean Machine RFC, a Kenya Cup team affiliated to

University of Nairobi The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN; ) is a college, collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest List of universities and colleges in Kenya, university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dat ...

. 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 an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

, 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

Lucas has a daughter Martha born in 2004, with his first wife Julie fitzpatrick. Lucas is now married to Zena Tikrity. They have two boys, his oldest son Ayad plays rugby and younger son Aymen plays for Manchester City Football Academy. His sister Sharon Onyango has played for the Kenya women's national rugby union team.Daily Nation, July 25, 2009
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1981 births Living people Expatriate rugby league players in England Kenya international rugby union players Kenyan expatriate rugby union players 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