Kenya has dropped ten players from the squad for the IRB 7's Series opener in Australia in a dispute over pay and contracts.
The players, including wingers Collins Injera and Horace Otieno and back‑rower Biko Adema, were reportedly unhappy that the board had agreed to draw up performance‑driven contracts without consulting them.
Kenya coach Paul Treu said the decision to drop the experienced players and replace them with upcoming ones would not affect his team's performance in the World Series, which also counts as a qualification for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Meanwhile, the Vodafone Fiji 7s team is in Pool C of the Gold Coast 7's tournament with Australia, Scotland and Portugal.
Fiji will take on Scotland in their first pool match at 2.02pm next Saturday.
Source: IRB
