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NAIROBI, Dec. 10-- Pressure is mounting on Kenya coach Paul Murunga to start chalking up points and pull the national Sevens rugby team from imminent relegation from the World Series circuit. Kenya has only amassed four points - one in the opening round in Dubai and three in Cape Town - last weekend. This has seen it swap places with Japan to jump to position 14 leaving the Asian giants together with Africa Champions Zimbabwe facing the axe in the relegation zone. However, Murunga believes the current team can win some legs in the World Rugby Series. “If we are patient enough until mid-season, we should win a leg then give ourselves proper conditioning for the coming season,” said Murunga on Monday. However, the Kenya coach says the focus for him in 2019 will be to guide the team to qualify for the medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and go on to win the World Cup in 2021. “In 2021 is where the ultimate challenge lies hence we need to build depth in terms of numbers,” he said. Murunga explained that everything will come in place with proper preparations and motivation to the squad members. He will also have the service of his senior players, who skipped the first two legs, when the team returns to action in Hamilton, New Zealand on January 26-27, 2019. “There is not cause for alarm. We have our plans and we need to work steadily to get to the top tier in the standings,” he adds. | 
