Jawichre unbowed despite Chipu's loss to Uruguay
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Chipu coach Simon Jawichre posing for a photo in a past KRU event. Photo courtesy of KRU media.
The Kenya rugby Under-20 team head coach Simon
Jawichre says the team is moving in the right direction despite losing 25-7 to
Uruguay in their opening match at the 2024 World U20 trophy tournament in
Scotland.
Despite a promising start to the match, Chipu
struggled to contain a well-oiled Uruguayan machine with Kenya’s only try in
the game coming from former captain Michael Wamalwa.
Jawichre rued the missed chances early on in
the first half saying they must be more clinical in the upcoming games if they
are to bag more points.
“The game went well; it didn’t go that bad. I
believe our objectives would’ve been met if you just closed down on quality
issues here and there. We really should have posted some scores by halftime
which we didn’t, we worked through it and I think we had a good beginning of
the second half and individuals stood up and they scored. They got their try
after taking us back half the pitch and then mauling after a line up,” Jawichre
assessed.
Jawichre says they will retreat and
re-strategise before facing Netherlands in their second pool match on Sunday,
July 7 2024.
“We didn’t have the start we were praying to
have but we are talking about Uruguay; Uruguay is a pedigree team, one of the
top teams in the world and I think we put in a good fight and the game was
truly beyond us. We look forward to the next one, we will put our best foot
forward but I think we are in a good place,” noted Jawichre.
The Kenya Under-20 team is making their fourth
appearance in the World U-20 Trophy, after hosting the tournament last year with
prior appearances in the world showpiece coming in 2009 and 2019 (Brazil).
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