Rugby - Kenya: Tickets For The 2019 U20 Barthes Cup Being Held In Kenya Go On Sale
The tournament will have four teams: Namibia, Tunisia, Kenya and Senegal battling it out for a chance to represent Africa in the Junior World Rugby Trophy Championship later in the year
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 27, 2019/APO Group/ --The Kenya Rugby Union will host the 2019 Division 1A U20 Barthes Cup in Nairobi on the 1st to the 7th of April.
The tournament will have four teams: Namibia, Tunisia, Kenya and Senegal battling it out for a chance to represent Africa in the Junior World Rugby Trophy Championship later in the year. Namibia were the overall champions in the 2018 Barthes Cup based on a superior aggregate. Tunisia who were the Northern Region Champions were second while Kenya and Senegal finished third and fourth respectively.
On Thursday 4th April, Namibia will face Senegal in the 2:00pm match followed by Kenya vs Tunisia at 4:00pm. The losers of the two matches will face each other in the third and fourth fixture on Sunday 7th April at 2:00pm before the Final between the two winners which will kick off at 4:00pm.
The tickets for the tournament are going for 300/- per day and are available at
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