Kisset Chirengende returns as the head coach for the men's rugby program in 2022-23 after joining the Caldwell University athletics staff as the first head coach for the men's rugby club program in May 2021. In his first year at Caldwell, Chirengende oversaw the Caldwell Rec Sports program.
In his first season leading the men's rugby program, Chirengende led the Cougars to the program's first win against Virginia Commonwealth University 20-12 on March 27, 2022. He led the Cougars to two wins in the Tri-State Conference 7s Championship round as the team advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Chirengende comes to Caldwell from William Paterson University where he served first as the assistant head coach for the men's rugby club team from 2016-2018 and head coach from 2018-2021. He guided his team to three straight 7s Tri-State Championship and finished with the highest national ranking among the three years at sixth in 2019. Chirengende also led the William Paterson 15s team to two Tri-State Championships in 2018 and 2019. His 2018 team qualified for the national tournament and finished fifth in the national rankings.
Prior to his time at William Paterson, Chirengende was the founder and coach for the Zambezi Steelers, an invitational rugby team. He led the program to a Tropical U18 7s Elite Division Championship in Orlando in 2018 and participated in the 2019 U19 World Schools Festival in Cape Town, South Africa.
Chirengende graduated from Leeds Beckett University in Leeds, United Kingdom in 2012 with a degree in Sport Business Management. While at Leeds Beckett, Chirengende was a member of the institution's rugby team.
