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Kenya Simbas and United States players in action during their RWC 2023 Final Qualifying Tournament match at The Sevens Stadium on November 06, 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [World Rugby]

Kenya Simbas will have to win their remaining two matches to stand a chance of qualifying for the World Cup after a poor start at the Final Qualification Tournament (Repechage) qualifiers yesterday where they lost 68-14 to the Eagles of United States at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai.

Dylan Fawsitt and Christian Dyer scored a hattrick of tries each while Jamason Schultz, Nathaniel Augspurger, Mike Sosene Feagai and Mitch Wilson each getting into the score sheet for a bonus point win that puts USA right on track to next year's global games set for France

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