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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Kenya 7s star Oscar Dennis has been admitted to hospital after being involved in an accident.<\/p>\n

According to the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU), the Nondies RFC player, who is still in the hospital, was on Tuesday evening involved in an accident in Karen, Nairobi.<\/p>\n

“One of the star Kenya 7s players Oscar Dennis was last evening involved in a car accident that resulted in a seriously damaged leg. He was rushed to a hospital and we’re praying for a full recovery,\u201d read the statement by KRU.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate that Dennis was on his bike at the junction of Bogani road and Quarry Lane in Karen, Nairobi when he was hit by a car.<\/p>\n

Fresh from winning the World Tens Series with SX10 franchise side, Dennis had arrived back in Kenya this week from Bermuda.<\/p>\n

He was among 29 players invited by KRU to start training for the upcoming HSBC World Sevens Series.<\/p>\n

Kenya Rugby Union has this month invited National Team players for medical and physical assessments as we prepare for the upcoming season<\/p>\n

Due to the covid19 pandemic and following guidelines put in place by the government as well as World Rugby, KRU started with Shujaa who underwent their covid19 tests on Monday.<\/p>\n

Among the players called include Andrew Amonde, Vincent Onyala, Jacob Ojee, Dennis Ombachi and Brian Tanga among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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