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The Uganda national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side.

One of Uganda's biggest accomplishments has been to win a berth at the 2016 Dubai Sevens, the first leg of the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series. Uganda won this berth by winning the 2016 Rugby Africa Men's Sevens Championships.[1][2]

2006 Commonwealth Games

Group D matches

Team Played Wins Draws Losses Points
Diff
Points
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 +65 7
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 +44 7
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 -28 5
 Uganda 3 1 0 2 -65 5
Uganda scores a try against Samoa
  • Tonga 26–19 South Africa
  • Samoa 31–10 Uganda
  • South Africa 63–7 Uganda
  • Samoa 25–0 Tonga
  • Uganda 24–14 Tonga
  • South Africa 12–10 Samoa

Uganda has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [3]

Current Squad

Australia playing Uganda at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Squad to 2014 Commonwealth Games:[4]

  • Philip Wokorach
  • Lawrence Ssebuliba
  • Govle Ramathan
  • James Ijongat
  • Emma Ecodu
  • Alfred Bijik
  • Eric Kasiita
  • Benon Lukoma Musoke Kizza
  • Jaspher Ochen
  • Phillip Pariyo
  • Allan Seamus Otim
  • Micheal Okorach

See also

References

  1. ^ Uganda set for Dubai after African win, World Rugby.
  2. ^ Olympic heroes set for Dubai opener, World Rugby.
  3. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/01/2942581.htm?site=sport&section=rugbyunion
  4. ^ Glasgow 2014 (2014). "Rugby Sevens - Men". Retrieved 28 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)