Kenya Simbas come together before their last training session at the Nakuru Athletics Club on May 19, 2023 on the eve of their Currie Cup First Division clash with Zimbabwe Goshawks at the same venue.
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This is the first time the two sides are facing off since the quarter-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Africa qualifier played in July last year in France where the Simbas mauled Rugby Cranes 42-7
Their last showdown at Victoria Cup was in 2019 where Rugby Cranes beat the Simbas 16-13 in Kisumu before the Kenyans turned the tables in Kampala, winning 16-5
With champions Zimbabwe missing out this year owing to financial constraints, Kenya, the champions of inaugural edition held in 2010, lead the charge this year with five points
Age-old rivalry dating back to six decades will be in play when Kenya Simbas meet Uganda Rugby Cranes in the deciding duel of the 2023 Victoria Cup on Sunday at the King’s Park Arena, Kampala.
This is the first time the two sides are facing off since the quarter-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Africa qualifier played in July last year in France where the Simbas mauled Rugby Cranes 42-7.
