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Why Simbas need to hunt down elusive World Cup slot or starve

Kenya Simbas players celebrate after scoring a try against Uganda during their 2022 Rugby Africa Cup quarterfinals match at Stade Delort, Marseille in France, on July 2. [Rugby Africa]

Kenya will have to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup the hard way after they blew away their direct chance to get to France on Sunday night.

The Simbas suffered a heartbreaking 36-0 loss to Namibia in the last match of the Rugby Africa Cup finals at Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence, in France.

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