Kenya Sevens skipper Andrew Amonde
has hailed the arrival of head coach Paul
Treu and expects him to improve Kenya
fortunes on the International Rugby Board
World series.
Amonde who was named the new
Guinness, “Make It Happen” brand
ambassador on Wednesday said the new
bench headed by Paul Treu will play an
integral part in assisting Kenya’s
qualification to the 2016 Olympic Games
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“He is a proven winner and champion and
we expect to take our game to the next
level and look forward to winning a leg of
the IRB Sevens series this year” added
Amonde
Amonde said there is a positive vibe at
the Kenya team with the arrival of Treu,
attack coach Vuyo Zanqa and strength and
conditioning coach Graham Bentz.
“We are sharing ideas with them and thy
are training us hard on all aspects of the
game. As a team we expect to improve
going forward,” Amonde said.
The KCB forward said competition for
places will be stiff with the tough legs
coming up in Dubai and Port Elizabeth at
the end of the month.
“Its going to be two tournaments in a row
so our strength and conditioning has to
be excellent for the two events. There
will be no time to rest so in the next
three weeks we really need to work
hard,” added Amonde
When asked about Kenya’s pooling in
Dubai which will feature New Zealand,
Portugal and France Amonde said its
going to be tougher than Gold Coast.
“France are a decent side and have
beaten us before. We really have to be in
good shape to face them, Portugal are a
very tricky side who on their day can
upset any team and New Zealand are the
world champions so it will a tough pool
for us “ Amonde said.