CUEA Monks have made several changes ahead of their match with Western Bulls scheduled for Saturday 1st 2025 at Kakamega.
Changes sees Emmanuel Adoyo, Joshua Ongeri, Elias Onyango, Zephenes Obwaga and Victor Rheins sitting on bench and Brian Nyamboki returning.
The first row will have Elly Okumu as the loose head prop, Jeremy Odhiambo as the hooker and Jakinda Roy as the tight head prop.
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Second row has Issac Kubasu and Meshack Opagala pairing as locks while the back row features Felix Okumu and Moses Owino as blindside and openside flankers and Ian Bakari at position eight.
Halfback features Samuel Owino as scrum-half pairing with Kelvin Mburu as fly-half.
In midfield, Patrick Vieri will take the inside centre as the captain Victor Omupere takes the outside centre.
Philip Walukhana and Dennis Mulinge will take the wings with Brian Nyamboki taking fullback.
CUEA MONKS STARTING XV
1. ELLY OKOMO
2. JEREMY ODHIAMBO
3. JAKINDA ROY
4. ISSAC KUBASU
5. MESHACK OPAGALA
6. FELIX OKUMU
7. MOSES OWINO
8. IAN BAKARI
9. SAMUEL OWINO
10. KELVIN MBURU
11. PHILIP WALUKHANA
12. PATRICK VIERI
13. VICTOR OMUPERE – C
14. DENNIS MULINGE
15. BRIAN NYAMBOKI
BENCH BOOST
16. EMMANUEL ADOYO
17. WYCLIFFE OMONDI
18. EUGENE ODHIAMBO
19. JOSHUA ONGERI
20. ELIAS ONYANGO
21. ZEPHENES OBWANGA
22. VICTOR RHEINS
23. FELIX OMONDI
TECHNICAL BENCH
CAMILLE MARLYN – TM
JOHN ISALAMBO – HEAD COACH
CALEB WYCLIFE- ASS. HEAD COACH
SIMON JAWICHRE – SPORTS DIRECTOR
STEPHEN MAKONE – PHYSIO
