体坛英语资讯：Kenya rugby team not under pressure to win World Cup repechage in France
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 29-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> 15<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Snook">Snook</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Marseille">Marseille</span>, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Repechage">Repechage</span> <span word="tourney">tourney</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="Simbas">Simbas</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="wound">wound</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="departing">departing</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifier">qualifier</span> <span word="tourney">tourney</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Marseille">Marseille</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Repechage">Repechage</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 11-23. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bucharest">Bucharest</span>, <span word="Romania">Romania</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Snook">Snook</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Loftus">Loftus</span> 2,000 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="fulfilled">fulfilled</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="level">level</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Snook">Snook</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="Snook">Snook</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="Repechage">Repechage</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Marseille">Marseille</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Snook">Snook</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>."</p>
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