Besides the silverware, the eight competing teams will also be playing for a spot in the World Rugby U20 Championship next year in South Africa.
It was not a rosy season for the Kenyan lads, who finished 13th overall on the series log and thus forced to Twickenham to battle for survival in the top tier.
Also in a match played at the same venue on Saturday , Mombasa were crowned the New Nationwide Champions after their 31-16 win over JKUAT Cougars.
This has been the case in this year’s competition which has been marred by walkovers across the round of 16 and the quarters, with many teams opting not to play
Shujaa will now play in the 9th place quarterfinal at 4.16am East African Time on Sunday morning.
Coming up next for Shujaa is their final group fixture against African rivals South Africa at 10.25am
That status is under severe threat as the team has continually returned below par performances during this season’s campaign.
Should Shujaa be relegated, they will end a 20 year stint as a core side on the series
Mutai was elected unopposed during the KRU’s elections at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 29 March 2023 at the RFUEA Ground in Nairobi.
The squad, under the tutelage of Curtis Olago has seven returning players from the side that finished third in last year’s tournament in Nairobi
