Kenya Morans will play in various Sevens satellite tournaments later in the year to enhance exposure and depth in the team.
Following Shujaa's return to core status last weekend in Madrid, Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) chairman, Alexander Mutai, said Morans must get an opportunity to play in tournaments across the world to create pathways to the main team for the young players.
“I believe it's long overdue. We should have started the program many years ago but we have had challenges with resources. Now we have a golden opportunity to maximise the talent at our disposal and scale the heights," noted Mutai.
Mutai promised to put structures in place to ensure Shujaa maintained their core status for long.
“We do not want to go through the promotion and relegation battle again. With structures and young players coming through, I believe we will be in the World Sevens Series for a long time," he added.
He is optimistic that with Shujaa playing in the top tier of rugby Sevens, resources and sponsors would return.
“Since the year started, we have been having conversations with sponsors and I believe very soon we will make announcements on their return to help us grow the brand of Sevens,” said Mutai
On the upcoming Africa Cup Sevens, Mutai believes the technical bench will field fringe players for the tourney slated for Mauritius later this month.
"I believe the core players will be saved for the Olympics. We saw what our players can do at the Africa Games in Ghana and this is an opportunity to prove their worth,” observed Mutai.
He said they have received several requests from various international teams for the Safari Sevens in October following Shujaa's latest show.
“After the tournament in Spain, I spoke to several teams and they expressed interest in taking part in Safari Sevens," said Mutai.
He observed that strength and conditioning coach Chris Brown, who was seconded from World Rugby will continue helping the side in readiness for the Olympics and Worlds Seven Series alongside former skipper Andrew Amonde.
