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South African coach Paul Treu named Kenya Sevens rugby team head coach

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By RODGERS ESHITEMI

South African coach Paul Treu is Kenya Sevens rugby team head coach

South African coach Paul Treu is Kenya Sevens rugby team head coach. The 42-year-old former Springbok coach will take up his new role by November 1. Compatriot Vuyo Zangqa has also been appointed Kenya Sevens’ attack coach, while Graham Bentz will serve as the strength and conditioning coach. Dr Karen Schwabe, who takes over as the team doctor, will take up her appointment in Nairobi on January 1. Both True and Zangqa are expected in the country immediately after the expiry of their current contract with the South African Rugby Union on October 31. According to Kenya Rugby Union Chairman Mwangi Muthee, Treu will be in charge until 2016, as Head Coach and Performance Director for an ambitious programme aimed to climax with the country’s participation in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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