Progress at last. We have moved from the 2nd tier under 19 competition to the top tier. Last year we were last in this top tier hence our dropping to the 2nd tier. I don't know if the format of this competition makes sense as in does it truly test and give us the best contestant to go to the Junior World Rugby Championship. Tiering in rugby in Africa is understandable due to cost constraints, etc. but I believe both tiers played in the same country at the same time. Would it not be possible to pool the teams and let the top teams go into a playoff to determine the representative? Given that form is temporary, that is the reason there are qualifiers each year and the representative not based on rankings or other subjective rule. Would a tier 2 team be able to beat a tier 1 team on the day? Congratulations all the same to the entire team of players, and the technical team as well. And kudos to the sponsors Toyota for the support.
As an aside, is there a defined path for these boys, apparently full of talent to eventually play for the senior national sides? Is there a process of monitoring their progress, improving their weaknesses and building on their strengths? But as usual, I am talking to myself.
In unrelated news, Rugby is the fourth most popular sport in the country with 5.1% following, after Soccer, Athletics and Volleyball and slightly ahead of Basketball. Food for thought.
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what path is there for them to follow. the side that played the jwrt was equally as good but is there even one of them in the national team now other than patrice.
talent will always go to waste in Kenya. blame it on the share, blame it on the coaches, blame it on the selectors whatever the case you nothing will change.
lets hope that mitch has the freedom to take some of the kids into the 7z team and develop them only then will we make progress.
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