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Kenya Simbas duo expected to miss RWC final qualification tournament in Dubai

Kenya Simbas celebrate. Photo Courtesy/ Denis Acre-half.
Kenya Simbas celebrate. Photo Courtesy/ Denis Acre-half.

Kenya Simbas are set to miss the services of fly-half Dominic Coulson and utility back Andrew Matoka as they head to the final Rugby World Cup final qualification tournament slated for Dubai next month.

Kenya Rugby Union announced on Friday that the duo are yet to join the camp as they have academic commitments.  The academic commitments are set to lock them out of the final tournament.

“The squad is without Dominic Coulson and Andrew Matoka who will also miss out on the qualifiers due to academic commitments at their respective institutions of learning in England and the USA,” reads a statement by KRU.

Coulson and Matoka were part of the Simbas squad that finished second during the Rugby Africa Cup tournament held in France in July 2022.

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The Simbas, who missed out on direct qualification to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after finishing second in July’s Rugby Africa Cup are pitted against the USA, Portugal and Hong Kong in the quest to secure the final ticket to the quadrennial global event.

Played over three match days from 6-18 November at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai, the Final Qualification Tournament for RWC 2023 in France will feature four teams from four different continents. Hong Kong, Kenya, Portugal and USA will face each other in a round-robin format with the team accruing the most competition points securing the last spot at France 2023.

The World Rugby Men’s Rankings powered by Capgemini as of 31 July, 2022 have been used to determine the decisive tournament’s match schedule.

Rugby World Cup final qualification Tournament:

*Timings in EAT

Sunday 6 November 2022 

USA vs Kenya Simbas- 1700

Portugal vs Hong Kong- 19:30

Saturday 12 November 2022 

Portugal vs Kenya Simbas -17:00

USA vs Hong Kong -19:30

Friday 18 November 2022

Hong Kong vs Kenya Simbas 17:00

USA vs Portugal 19;30

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