{"id":9450,"date":"2020-06-12T17:29:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=9450"},"modified":"2020-06-12T17:29:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:29:44","slug":"kru-part-ways-with-kenya-sevens-technical-director-paul-feeney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/kru-part-ways-with-kenya-sevens-technical-director-paul-feeney","title":{"rendered":"KRU part ways with Kenya Sevens Technical Director Paul Feeney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) on Friday afternoon announced that Paul Feeney has left his role as the Kenya Sevens Technical Director.<\/p>\n<p>In a press statement published on its website, Kenya Rugby Union said it parted ways with Feeney by mutual consent\u00a0owing to the uncertainty around the COVID-19 situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeeney\u00a0has left his role as Kenya Rugby Union Technical Director by mutual consent.\u00a0Paul\u00a0was working mainly with the men\u2019s sevens squad, Shujaa as well as the other national squads,\u201d reads the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe left the role at the end of April this year owing to the uncertainty around the COVID-19 situation and the need to be at home with his family in New Zealand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder his management, Shujaa won the 2019 Rugby Africa Men\u2019s Sevens in Johannesburg, South Africa, a result that secured qualification to the 32nd Olympic Games which will now take place in Tokyo, Japan in 2021. He also guided the Kenya Morans to cup final victory at the 2019 Tusker Safari Sevens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate he has been unable to complete the ongoing sevens World Series due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Union would like to thank\u00a0Paul\u00a0for his work during his time with us and wish him success in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Auckland and South African Stormers coach was appointed as the technical director in September 2019 and led the side to Olympics 7s qualifications and Africa Men\u2019s triumph.<\/p>\n<p>The 2005 Rugby Sevens World Cup with Fiji also led Kenya in the Series where they managed a total of 35 points in six rounds. The side best performance was in South Africa where they bagged 11 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) on Friday afternoon announced that Paul Feeney has left his role as the Kenya Sevens Technical Director. 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