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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 shorts. The Simbas represent Kenya in the Africa Cup and various other tournaments across the continent.
Kenya national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and secured the only available spots through the 2023 Africa Men's Sevens in Harare, Zimbabwe. [4] Team roster. Kenya's squad of 12 players was named on 2 July 2024. Additionally, Festus Shiasi and Denis Abukuse were named as traveling reserves. [5] [6]
He played in all of Kenya's games in the 2023 RWC Final Qualification Tournament scoring against Hong Kong China. [ 8 ] He began playing for the Kenyan sevens side in 2023, later being names in the squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics .
Kenya won the first round of the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] They were runners-up in the overall series and qualified for the SVNS promotion and relegation play-off competition at the 2024 Spain Sevens .
11 Kenya. 12 New Zealand. 13 South Africa. 14 Spain. 15 United States. 16 Uruguay. ... Argentina men's team members 2024–25 Player Number Dubai Cape Town Perth ...
Denis Abukuse (born 4 February 1999) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He represented Kenya at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was originally named as a traveling reserve but featured in the ninth place playoff against Samoa .
Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) is the governing body for rugby union in Kenya. It was founded in 1970 and is affiliated to Rugby Africa and the international governing body World Rugby. [1] KRU is responsible for the running of the Kenya national rugby union team, domestic club and school rugby competitions.
In November 2021, the European Rugby League recommended that the federation should be awarded Observer status of the International Rugby League. [1] In August 2023, Kenya was elevated to Affiliate membership of the IRL. [2] In 2024, Kenya bid to host the 2028 Women's and 2030 Men's Rugby League World Cup. [3]