NAIROBI http://www.airmax2019wholesale.com/ , Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Kenya rugby finds itself at crossroads with infighting within the governing unions' ranks, sustained dispute with senior national sevens team players and rivaling sponsors playing out in the public domain.
Despite attempts by Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) chairman Mwangi Muthee, to paint a rosy picture; the sport and particularly their most famous export, the national sevens team is on an upward trajectory, unfolding events are threatening to bring the game to its knees.
On Wednesday, South African rugby sevens head coach Paul Treu is scheduled to name a new look squad for the opening round of the 201415 HSBC World Sevens Series ahead of their trip the following day to South Africa for a camp to prepare for Australia's Gold Coast 7s tournament that runs from Oct. 11-12.
This season's eight-round global circuit competition has assumed added importance since the first four finishers will gain automatic entry for the 2016 Rio Olympics where rugby 7s will make a debut.
Despite boasting of a talented group of players capable of challenging for the coveted berth, internal rows within KRU air max mens wholesale , technical bench and 18 senior players axed from the team last week threatens to cause an implosion of their ambitions.
It all started a fortnight ago when news filtered through players were on strike ahead of the international invitational Safaricom Safari 7s that concluded last weekend in Nairobi with the Welsh Warriors bagging the Main Cup as the home teams, Shujaa, Moran and Simba Saba failed to progress past the quarters.
SENIOR PLAYERS CULLED
KRU then moved to cull 18 senior players from the squad available for selection in the three sides from where Treu was to draw his travelling party for Gold Coast, among them record try scorer, Collins Injera with the regulars opposed to the Union's plan to introduce performance based in place of central contracts.
His elder brother and veteran star, Humphrey Kayange, a poster boy for International Rugby Board to push for the inclusion of sevens rugby at the Olympics air max womens wholesale , Patrice Agunda, Biko Adema, Horace Otieno, Oscar Ouma, Philip Wamae, Dan Sikuta, Dennis Ombachi air max cyber monday sale , Billy Odhiambo, Michael Agevi, Tony Owuor, Michael Wanjala, Felix Ayange, Oscar Ayodi, Eden Agero air max black friday sale , Sammy Oliech and Lavin Asego were others dropped from the squad.
""All players must know the game is becoming very competitive and nobody can claim monopoly of saying they cannot be challenged, we must give everybody a chance.
""Issues of indiscipline will not be tolerated in any circles of cause I always advocate for dialog between squads, management and technical bench but nobody should negotiate holding a trigger,"" Muthee declared as the teams for Safari 7s were named last Wednesday.
As the Kenyan sides struggled to impose themselves against 16 foreign sides on Saturday, the affected players released a statement claiming the Union was disseminating ""Some incorrect information appearing in the local media (and) we have made a decision to come out to set the record straight.""
""It is always a proud moment playing in front of the fans back at home. But, as you know, some of the players are not part of these three teams and we would like to state the reasons why the players are not donning the Kenya shirts air max 2019 wholesale china ,"" they declared.
According to them, they reported for training on Sept.15 and were informed by the team manager their contracts had been cancelled and were under review with August salaries yet to be remitted to their accounts.
The senior players then supposedly met and raised concerns hinged on contract cancellation without prior notice, delayed August salaries, medical cover and player welfare, retainer for the new players called up to the team and end of year bonus deductions.
""After a lengthy meeting with the technical bench, we came up with solutions and agreed the training program would continue with no further delays. We also agreed that the contracted players should wait for the August salaries to reflect in their accounts by Sept. 22,"" the players added.
Whilst acknowledging the salaries were paid out on the due date and new players received their stipend air max 90 wholesale , the seniors alleged the Union had not addressed their concerns on medical cover and end of year bonuses.