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Rugby: Fijian Kubu out as Kenya Simbas step up preps for final World Cup qualifier

Kabras Sugar's Jone Kubu. [Washington Onyango,Standard]

Two-time Kenya Cup champion and new Simbas star fly half Jone Kubu has been ruled out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament (repechage) slated for November 6 -18 in Dubai.

The Simbas, who missed out on direct qualification to the 2023 Rugby World Cup after finishing second in July's Rugby Africa Cup following their loss to Namibia in the final, have been in residential camp for the past week as part of their final preparations.

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