Philip Wokorach has joined France championship team Association Sportive de Bedarrides et Chateauneuf-du-pape (ASBC). The club confirmed the news on Wednesday via their official Twitter handle. The 26-year old joins his new side after helping Bourges earn promotion to fourth division of French rugby. Woko, as commonly knownly in Uganda, was brought up from Naguru […]Read More
Brian Odongo training recently. Saturday, February 29 *Betway Kobs 67-07 Makerere Impis *9 Barrels Warriors 22-20 Toyota Buffaloes *Mulago Rams 03-29 Stanbic Black Pirates *Jinja Hippos 08-45 Hima Cement Heathens *Plascon Mongers 18-13 Shell Rimula Rhinos Brian Odongo made his long awaited return as Betway Kobs eased past Makerere Impis in the Rugby Premiership game […]Read More
Uganda in action against Brazil. SevenPunta photo Uganda Men’s Rugby 7s senior national team managed to secure a place in the World Series Qualifiers after coming seventh in the two-legged Challenger Series. Uganda who clinched a seventh place, is therefore among the eight teams that qualified to play in the Hong Kong where the winner […]Read More
Friday, February 21 *Buffaloes 03-30 Heathens Saturday, February 22 *Warriors Vs Pirates – Legends, 2:30pm *Kobs Vs Rhinos – Legends, 4:30pm *Hippos Vs Impis – Dam Waters, 4:30pm *Rams Vs Mongers – TBC Hima Cement Heathens consolidated their spot at the top with a 30-03 win against Buffaloes in the start of the second round […]Read More
First round action at Kyadondo. Bamulanzeki Nicholas Photo Friday, February 21 *Buffaloes Vs Heathens – Kyadondo, 8pm Saturday, February 22 *Warriors Vs Pirates – Legends, 2:30pm *Kobs Vs Rhinos – Legends, 4:30pm *Hippos Vs Impis – Dam Waters, 4:30pm *Rams Vs Mongers – TBC Toyota Buffaloes will go all out to end Hima Cement Heathens […]Read More
Saturday, February 15 *Betway Kobs 55-12 Jinja Hippos *9 Barrels Warriors 25-36 Plascon Mongers *Hima Heathens 69-06 Shell Rimula Rhinos *Mulago Rams 10-17 Makerere Impis Betway Kobs beat Jinja Hippos 55-12 in a Rugby Premiership game played at Legends on Saturday. Despite a slow start under hot conditions in a game that started at 2:30PM, […]Read More
Uganda set to compete at the World Rugby Challenger series. Courtesy. Saturday, February 15 *Uganda Vs Italy – 5:03PM *Uganda Vs Paraguay – 8:09PM *Germany Vs Uganda – 11:47PM Pool A: Japan, Tonga, Portugal Uruguay Pool B: Hong Kong, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Colombia Pool C: Germany, Uganda, Italy, Paraguay Pool D: Chile , Zimbabwe, […]Read More
Friday, February 14 *Buffaloes 10-15 Pirates Saturday, February 15 *Kobs v Hippos- 2.30pm, Legends *Warriors v Mongers- 4.30pm, Legends *Heathens v Rhinos- 4.30pm, Kyadondo *Rams v Impis- 4.30pm, Makerere Stanbic black Pirates squeezed past Toyota Buffaloes in a Rugby Premiership floodlights game played at Kyadondo Rugby grounds. The hosts recovered from 03-10 to knot the […]Read More
Action between Heathens and Buffaloes. Courtesy. Friday, February 7 *Heathens 25-00 Buffaloes Saturday, February 8 *Rhinos Vs Kobs *Impis Vs Hippos *Pirates Vs Warriors *Mongers Vs Rams Defending Champions Heathens pummeled Buffaloes in a Kyadondo derby played under floodlights. This was the second floodlights encounter in the Rugby Premierships Nile stout encounter after Heathens Vs […]Read More
Uganda’s senior Rugby Sevens team has sought for official government honour. Uganda Rugby players, despite their size, have always shied away when it comes to saying out their views and ask for the recognition they deserve. And their sweat have gone without being honoured, with Netball and Uganda Cranes enjoying the limelight. The Rugby Sevens […]Read More
(Rugby Afrique) Uganda coach Tolbert Onyango has summoned a 12-man squad for the forthcoming 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series. Uganda was drawn in Pool C alongside Germany, Italy, and Paraguay. The two legs of the inaugural World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series will be played in South America in Chile (15-16 February, 2020) and Uruguay […]Read More
With Immediate effect, Rams Rugby Club has been informed to stop using Makerere Rugby Ground as their home ground which is also a home to Makerere Impis. According to a letter dated January 29, 2020, addressed to Rams Rugby Club from the Makerere University Sports & Recreation Department, the club has been using the university […]Read More
Golf governing body in the country, the Uganda Golf Union (UGU) has been registered again by National Council of Sports. The Union had their status as a national sports association cancelled six years back. The development brings the number of associations to 51. On Thursday, the Union’s status was restored in a short ceremony held […]Read More
Uganda’s contingent has left for the 2019 Rugby Africa Men’s 7s tourney in Johannesburg, South Africa. The contingent, that had 12 players, captained by Michael Okorach, left at 10:50 at Entebbe International Airport. Uganda’s team, coached by Tolbert Onyango, will take on Mauritius on 8th November 2019 at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan. Checkout our […]Read More
Busoga Forestry Limited has joined Connect to Africa (official partners) to sponsor this year’s East Africa junior Rugby Sevens to be hosted by Jinja Hippos at Dam waters, Jinja on 31st August to 1st September. The annual event brings together girls and boys across the region with teams from Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda, competing […]Read More
Betway Kobs clinched the 2019 Roke Telkom National Rugby 7s title on Saturday at Legends club in Lugogo, Kampala. Despite losing the last circuit to rivals Pirates 05-24, Kobs had already accumulated enough points to finish on top of the log. Coming into the Edward Kitaka Memorial Sevens on Saturday, hosted by themselves, Kobs needed […]Read More
Saturday, August 24 *Zimbabwe Vs Uganda Uganda will target revenge against Zimbabwe Sables when the teams meet in the Victoria Cup in Harare. The Rugby Cranes lost the reverse fixture 26-31 on July 27 at Legends, Kampala. Desire Ayera’s two tries, and three penalties plus a drop goal from Philip Wokorach proved not enough despite […]Read More
Saturday, August 17 *Uganda 15-15 Madagascar *South Africa 39-00 Kenya Uganda’s senior women national rugby 15s team, the Lady Rugby Cranes, picked their first point in a 15-15 draw against Madagascar on the closing day of the Rugby Africa Cup. The four team tourney also doubled as the qualifiers for the Rugby World Cup set […]Read More
Featured Image: Action between Uganda and Zambia at Kyadondo. Courtesy photo Saturday, August 17 *Uganda 38-22 Zambia Uganda’s senior Rugby 15s national team, the Rugby Cranes, beat Zambia 38-22 in a Victoria cup encounter at Kyadondo Rugby grounds, Kampala. The victory, is the first for Robert Sseguya’s troops at home and second overall in the […]Read More
Saturday, August 17 *Uganda Vs Zambia – 4PM (Kyadondo Rugby ground) Uganda’s senior rugby Cranes will seek to give their fans something to smile about when they face Zambia on Saturday in the Victoria cup at Kyadondo Rugby grounds. Uganda has lost two from three games at the ongoing tourney – They beat Kenya in […]Read More
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