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Shujaa to bank on defense at Dubai Sevens

New Zealand's Dylan Collier (C) competes against Kenya players during the fifth-place cup semi-final of the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens tournament in Singapore on April 29, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN

Kenya rugby Sevens captain Andrew Amonde believes their defence will play a crucial role in next week’s Dubai Sevens.   

Shujaa head to the three-day event (December 5-7) on the back of a solid defensive display that saw them qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games after conceding four tries in six matches at the Africa Sevens and the KCB man has rallied his troops to build on that momentum in the opening round of the 2019-20 World Sevens Series.

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