Chipu ready for Barthes Trophy tilt
The national
Under-U20 rugby team Chipu, is ready to roar at the Rugby Africa U20 Barthes
Trophy that begins tomorrow at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
Hosts Kenya
will battle arch rivals Uganda in the quarterfinals at 4pm in a repeat of last
year’s face-off, where Olago’s side beat Uganda 54-20 in the heavily one-sided
quarterfinal match played in Nairobi.
The other
fixture will see defending champions Zimbabwe take Cote D'ivoire at 9am, 2018
champions Namibia will clash against Zambia while Madagascar prepare to play
Tunisia.
The
tournament will be played on a knockout basis with over three match days. The
winner will represent Africa at the World Rugby Junior Trophy slated for South
Africa (24 June-14 July) and Kenya (15-30 July), respectively.
The Barthés
Trophy is the only junior tournament in Africa and eight national U20 teams
compete.
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