Fijian-born Kenyan international Jone Kubu has finally been called up to the Kenya 7s national team for the first time as the squad embarks on the Vancouver 7s marking the fourth outing of the HSBC SVNS Series 2025.
The decision was revealed on Thursday morning as head coach Kevin Wambua named the 13-man traveling squad that will represent the country in Canada.
Same as Kubu, Wambua also handed a debut to highly rated youngster Jackson Siketi with the two players set to replace Benson Salem and Festus Shiasi in the squad.
George Ooro and Samuel Asati will continue in their co-captaincy roles as the team looks to improve on their positions in the standings.
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Currently, Shujaa is in 9th place, which is one of the bottom four relegation places, on 14 points after the three opening rounds in Dubai, Cape Town and Perth where they finished tenth, seventh and tenth respectively.
The fast-rising Patrick Odongo is also in the squad as he chases down the top try scorer award this season having managed 11 tries so far, one behind the leading Joji Nasova from Fiji.
The pools for the fourth round of the HSBC SVNS Series 2025 which will be held in Vancouver, Canada from 21-23 February have been confirmed.
Shujaa has been placed in Pool A alongside Perth 7s champions Argentina, 2023 runners-up France and Great Britain, all three teams that are currently in the top eight overall.
The tournament will be played at BC Place in Vancouver and Kenya will aim to replicate their performances from 2018 and 2021 where they finished as runners-up.
Australia, having finished second in Perth, are seeded at the top of Pool B alongside South Africa, New Zealand and the bottom-seeded Ireland.
League leaders Fiji have been placed in pool C alongside Spain, Uruguay and the USA.
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Kenya 7s travelling squad to Vancouver 7s 2025
George Ooro (cc), Samuel Asati (cc), Kevin Wekesa, William Mwanji, Vincent Onyala, Denis Abukuse, Nygel Amaitsa, Anthony Omondi, Patrick Odongo, Floyd Wabwire, Brian Tanga, Jone Kubu, Jackson Siketi
2025 Vancouver 7s Pools
Men
- Pool A: Argentina, France, Great Britain, Kenya
- Pool B: Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland
- Pool C: Spain, Fiji, Uruguay, USA
Women
- Pool A: Australia, Canada, Brazil, Spain
- Pool B: New Zealand, USA, China, Ireland
- Pool C: France, Japan, Fiji, Great Britain
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