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How newspaper cuttings made Onyala global rugby star

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Vincent Onyala in action for his club KCB against Nakuru RFC in a Kenya Cup tie. [Kipsang Joseph]

Patience is a precious commodity in top-level rugby and that is what has led Kenyan Sevens and Shujaa player Vincent Onyala to the top.

The KCB player had to overcome many challenges including a career-threatening injury in 2009 and playing rugby in the football-mad Mathare Slums in Nairobi.

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