Shujaa, the national rugby sevens head coach, Damian McGrath is optimistic that the team will earn good results in the next championships following exit from Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
The McGrath charges lost to New Zealand at the quarterfinals, saying it is a perfect learning curve with dreams playing better results at the Rugby world cup among others.
Kenya lost 31-0 to the All Blacks Sevens at the Coventry Stadium to end the campaign even after they won against Uganda (27-14) and Jamaica (45-0) before being nosed out by Australia in their Group ‘D’ matches.
“We’ve just been given a good lesson at the breakdown by one of the best teams in the world. My lads will learn from it, it’s not something that we are just going to forget and move on. We’ve heard a benchmark that we certainly really need to reach and we’re going to mix it. To be regular contenders in the Cup competition we have to.
“I can’t question their attitude and effort. I mean they threw their bodies on the line. I’ve only been here for six weeks. We had six weeks to work together, you know we are building towards the Olympics. We are not miracle workers and this is a good effort.
He vowed to give the country a reason to celebrate in the near future, saying he was determined to transform the current crop of players into world beaters.