SIMBAS IDENTIFIED: KRU names 60 players for national 15s rugby team

Portugal National Rugby Team Winger Diogo Toorn, left, tries to stop outside Ten Isaack Adimo, with the ball, assisted by Kenya's Winger Jacob Ojee, right during a friendly game at Harliquins grounds on Saturday, May 30th, 2015. PHOTO/ JONAH ONYANGO.

Kenya Rugby Union has named a provisional squad of 60 players for the nations 15s team, the Simbas, to prepare for the Confederation of African Cup later in the year.

The squad would be whittled down to 35 players after a rigorous selection process at Rugby Football Union of East Africa Grounds in Nairobi on Sunday.