Rugby

Uganda Rugby Union President Godwin Kayangwe. URU Photo Rugby governing body in the Country, Uganda Rugby Union (URU) handed over Personal Protective Equipment to clubs on Thursday to protect the fraternity during the Covid19 period. This, comes after Rugby Afrique offered aid in tunes of 5000 Euros to the Uganda...

Helen Buteme (left). Monitor photo Former Rugby Player for Uganda's Ladies National team Helen Koyokoyo Buteme has beefed up Express FC coaching staff. She joins Express on a two-year deal as a Strength and Conditioning coach, the Club has announced. Her role will entail improving athletic performance and teaching fitness...

Empty Rwenzori water bottles used to improvise as rugby balls for a young Joseph Oyet and friends who always turned out very early to play at the Kyadondo pitch. Reflecting on those childhood days, Oyet says that it was always more "fun when it had rained." Little could he imagine...

Outgoing Jinja Senior Secondary School head teacher Hope Diana Nyago has been lauded by the Rugby Fraternity in Uganda. Nyago, earlier this year, confirmed that she will be joining politics and represent the people of Njeru Municipality in Parliament. Nyago is also the Chairperson of Uganda Premier League side Busoga...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 UruguayPool B: Hong Kong, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, ColombiaPool C: Germany, Uganda, Italy, ParaguayPool D: Chile...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...