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Kenya's Johnstone Olindi races away from the Spain defence for a try on day two of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2019 men's competition on 6 December 2019. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC Fotos for World Rugby [COURTESY]
To many rugby fans, Johnstone Olindi’s rise from a ball boy to stardom might seem like a movie trailer, only that in this case his tale is real.
At 20, Olindi appears to have already beaten the odds to become one of Kenya’s hottest young prospects after helping the Kenya Sevens rugby team avoid relegation in the 2018/19 World Sevens Series.
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