03 May 2022 | Rugby

Uganda's national Rugby 15s team training squad for the Rugby Africa Cup knockouts has been named.

The squad is made up of 35 players from four local clubs (Black Pirates, Heathens, Jinja Hippos, and Kobs) and one from across the border in Kenya.

Champions in waiting Heathens and Kobs have the highest number of players in the squad and Kabras prop Asuman Mugerwa is the only foreign-based player.

The final rounds of the Rugby Africa Cup will be contested among eight nations in France from 1st-10th July 2022 following a knockout format from the quarterfinal stage.

The eight nations are Namibia and Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Kenya, Uganda and Algeria, Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso who qualified from the pools (A through D per pair respectively).

The Cup final to be held on 10th July will determine Africa’s representative at the Rugby World Cup 2023.

The Squad

Ruhweza Alema (Pirates), Kabagambe Ivan (Pirates), Conrad Wanyama (Pirates), Ivan Magomu (Pirates), James Mugisha (Pirates), Timothy Odongo (Pirates), Solomon Okia (Pirates), Santos Ssenteza (Heathens), Ronald Kanyanya (Heathens), Joachim Chissano (Heathens), Reynolds Kato (Heathens), Akera Komakech (Heathens), Aziz Khan (Heathens), Scott Oluoch (Heathens), Paul Epilo (Heathens), Innocent Gwokto (Heathens), Joseph Oyet (Heathens), Alex Mubiru (Heathens), Emong Eliphaz (Jinja Hippos), Isaac Rujumba (Jinja Hippos), Jacob Ochen (Jinja Hippos), Taufiq Bagalana (Jinja Hippos), Denis Etwau (Jinja Hippos), Collins Kimbowa (KOBs), Saul Kivumbi (KOBs), Faraj Odongo (KOBs), Jude Juuko (KOBs), Arthur Mpande (KOBs), Michael Otto (KOBs), Emmanuel Ecodu (KOBs), Robert Aziku (KOBs), Pius Ogena (KOBs), Alhaji Manano (KOBs), Joseph Aredo (KOBs), Asuman Mugerwa (Kabras).

Recent Comments