Local fans of the national men’s rugby 7s side, Shujaa will have sleepless nights ahead of the fourth leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with two of the three Pool games being played in the wee hours.With Hamilton, New Zealand, where the tournament is set to be hosted, being 10 hours ahead of the East African Time (EAT) zone a number of the games are set to have crazy timings but the fiendish clashes make it a must-watch.Two debutants included in Shujaa squad for Hamilton and Sydney 7sKenya will kick off their campaign on Friday 20 January at 11:54 PM (EAT) against the series’ most in-form team, Samoa who clinched the last leg of the series in Cape Town, South Africa after staging a massive upset against New Zealand.##NAJAVA_MECA_6937463##Day 2 of the tournament will see Kenya take on four-time series champions Fiji on Saturday 21 January at 3:00 AM (EAT) before closing the day with a clash against France at 6:54 AM (EAT).Shujaa will be hoping to pick up their maiden Pool win of the season after drawing blanks in Hong Kong, Dubai, and South Africa, managing three draws and six losses.Grateful Shujaa thank public for helping at hour of need ahead of squad announcementDamian McGrath’s side have however shown progress following their abysmal start to the season that leaves them hovering perilously close to the relegation zone that is currently being occupied by Japan.The head coach has been handed a massive boon following the return of hard-hitting Alvin ‘Buffa’ Otieno and Brian Tanga, who will add experience to the side and also handed debuts to John Okoth and Floyd Wabwire.
