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NAIROBI, June 7 (Xinhua) -- With one eye on the Olympic Games, Kenya' s women rugby team will seek to polish their skills further at the Rome International Sevens tournament this weekend.
The Kenya Lionesses intend to approach this weekend's Roma Sevens with caution taking one game at a time.
Head Coach Mike Shamiah said they have learnt a lot since their qualification for the Games in Rio and will be seeking further proof of their preparedness at the Italian capital.
The team has been camping in France at the Clermont-Ferrand camp courtesy of World Rugby.
"The draw is yet to be conducted for the Roma Sevens but there is every likelihood that we may be paired with Venezuela, South Africa and a French select side and we intend to take every game as it comes. We hope to top our pool and move to the knock-out stages," he said from the training camp on Tuesday.
Kenya, which will face teams like New Zealand, Fiji, Canada and Australia, has improved their game courtesy of foreign exposure. Behind South Africa, they are the best in the continent.
"It' s a dream to play at the Olympics. It is quite amazing for our team. We have put in a lot more sessions with the girls and they are really paying off. We have had various skills polished and have changed our playing style," Shamiah said.
"Our mental and physical preparation has also been amazing and we hope that this pays off moving forward to this weekend's tournament as well as the Olympic Games in August," said the coach.
