Report by the Nation
Kenya national rugby 15s
men’s team Simbas on
Saturday won bronze in the
Stellenbosch Challenge
third-place playoffs match
after coming from behind
twice to defeat Brazil 36-30
in match played at Markotter
Stadium in South Africa.
Kabras Sugar’s star fly-half
Jone Kubu scored 21 points
in the win which handed head
coach Paul Odera his first
victory of the South Africa
tour.
The Fijian-born utility back
scored two tries, four
conversions and a penalty as
Samwel Asati, Vincent Onyala
and John Okoth also crossed
over the white wash in the
win.
Kenya has now defeat the
South Americans in their
last three meetings.
Simbas beat Brazil 27-25 and
18-17 in the test matches
played in 2011 and 2016.
Simbas headed to this clash
eyeing the first win on the
tour having lost the first
two matches with huge
margins.
Kenya had earlier lost to
Namibia 60-24 while Brazil
went down 24-22 to Zimbabwe
in the semi-finals of the
Four-Nation Stellenbosch
Challenge last Sunday.
Rugby Africa Cup champions
Namibia were to take on
former continental champions
Zimbabwe in the final.
Simbas Line up against
Brazil 1. Ian Njenga 2.
Eugene Wesonga 3. Ephraim
Bwire 4. Malcolm Onsando 5.
Thomas Okeyo 6. George
Nyambua 7. Daniel Sikuta
(Captain) 8. Joshua Chisanga
9. Brian Tanga 10. Jone Kubu
11. Andrew Matoka 12. John
Okoth 13. Vincent Onyala 14.
Jacob Ojee 15. Darwin
Mukidza
Reserves: 16. Bonface
Ochieng 17. Joseph Odero 18.
Patrick Ouko 19. Brian Juma
20. Elkeans Musonye 21.
Samuel Asati 22. Peter
Kilonzo 23. Isaac Njoroge