- Kenya Simbas have defeated UAE Rugby 54-24 in an international friendly match.
- Some of the players who scored tries for Kenya Simbas in the match that was played at the RFUEA Grounds are Elkeans Musonye, and Ibrahim Ayoo.
- The Kenya Simbas technical bench used the match to select a squad that is set to take part in a high-performance tour in South Africa.
The Kenyan national 15’s rugby team popularly known as Kenya Simbas secured a huge victory over the UAE Rugby on Saturday evening.
Kenya Simbas hammered the visitors 54-24 in the entertaining clash that took place at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi.
Although the Kenya Simbas started the match on a high, they found themselves trailing UAE Rugby 7-0. The try was scored by Justin Walsh, who took advantage of a poor clearance from Festus Shiasi to net a try.
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The visitors made the resultant conversion count to bring their tally to 7-0 and silence the Kenya Simbas supporters.
As the game continued, UAE managed to score their second try of the match which gave them a 14-0 lead.
The development forced the Kenya Simbas technical bench that is led by Jerome Paarwater to introduce 15 new players in a bid to regain control of the tie.
The move paid off when Bethuel Anami pulled one try back with Eric Cantona making a successful conversion to make the scoreboard read 14-7.
Kenya Simbas’ situation got worse when Patrick Sabatia was given a yellow card after an infringement, an outcome that made it easier for UAE to score another try and increase their lead to 21-7.
Nonetheless, the Kenyans did not give up and their hard work made it possible for Cantona to score another try and reduce the deficit to seven.
Despite UAE scoring a penalty to increase their tally to 24, Kenya Simbas showed resilience in the second half and eventually secured a huge win.
The victory was made possible by the introduction of more experienced players in the latter stages of the game.
Kenya Simbas scored the rest of their tries via Elkeans Musonye, Ibrahim Ayoo, Griffin Chao, Andycole Omollo and Bryceson Adaka.
How Kenya Simbas lined up against UAE Rugby
Kenya Simbas first team
Edward Mwaura, William Mwanji, Brian Juma, Vincent Mwikali, Kevin Wekesa, Celestine Mboi, Sheldon Kahi, Brian Tanga, Festus Shiasi, Isaac Njoroge, John Okoth, Brian Wahinya, Vincent Onyala, Austine Sikutwa, Elvis Olukusi
Kenya Simbas third team
Griffin Musila, Obat Kuke, Walter Okoth, Barry Young, Timothy Omela, Tyson Juma, Ephraim Odour, Eugine Sifuna, Samuel Asati, Griffin Chao, Elkeans Musonye, George Nyambua, Ibrahim Ayoo, Andycole Omollo, Bryceson Adaka
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