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KOBs have defended the National Rugby Sevens title despite losing the final of the ultimate circuit on Sartuday at Legends.

The national champions did just enough to accumulate points by the semifinal stage that were going to be difficult for Pirates to match in the final.

Pirate needed to win the final by more than a 50-point margin to win the national series after Kobs dispatched Rams and Mongers with huge margins in the quarter and semifinals but it was a tall order.

None the less, tries from Timothy Kisiga and Alex Aturinda in the first were enough for Pirates to win the circuit as Kobs second-half comeback ended with Joseph Aredo’s try.

Black Pirates celebrate the Coronation Sevens triumph

It has been a show of resilience from Pirates who have won the last three circuits of the season after Kobs set pace with victories in Mileke, Gulu and Soroti Circuits.

Having won the shortened 15s premiership title earlier this year, KOBs thus seal a double.

Selected Results

Finals

Semifinals

Quarterfinals

The 2021 National Sevens Series will conclude with the sixth circuit, Coronation Sevens, this weekend at Legends Rugby Grounds.

Four pools for the two-day event that has ten core and six invitational teams have been drawn by the Uganda Rugby Union.

Black Pirates, the winners of the most recent circuit, Kigezi Sevens, are in Pool A alongside Sailors, Warriors, and Rams 2.

Series leaders KOBs are in Pool B with Buffaloes, Eagles, and Kisubi Pacers while Pool C has Heathens, Rams, Rhinos, and Entebbe Jaguars.

Jinja Hippos, Mongers, Impis, and Stallions make up Pool D.

The series trophy will be up for grabs and the battle is between leaders Kobs and second-place Pirates who are separated by three points.

Kobs lead the series with 102 points while Black Pirates have 99 with a maximum of 22 points up for grabs over the weekend.

Coronation Sevens Pools (invitational Teams*)

Black Pirates closed in on National Sevens Series leaders KOBs by winning the Kigezi 7s at Kabale Main Stadium on Saturday.

The win for Pirates means the national champion will be decided in the final circuit of the National Rugby Sevens next weekend.

Tries from Desire Ayera and Conrad Wanyama both converted by Ivan Magomu gave Pirates a 14-00 cushion at halftime.

Justin Kimono dived over in the second half to give KOBs a lifeline but Alex Aturinda put the game to bed when he crushed and Magomu added the extras to give the Sea Robbers a deserved victory.

The win took Pirates points tally to 99 points, three shy of leaders KOBs who have 102 points, going into the final round scheduled for November 22-23 at Legends.

Selected Results from Kigezi 7s

Group Phase

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

The penultimate circuit of the National Rugby Series, KigeziSevens, will take center stage in the South West of the country this weekend.

Rams RUFC in conjunction with Kabale Silverbacks will host the circuit at Kabale Stadium.

The draws for the even were held immediately after the Rujumba Sevens finals and Pirates made Pool A by virtue of being winners of Rujumba Sevens, the previous event.

Losing finalists Heathens are in Pool B while series leaders Kobs are in Pool C.

Kigezi Sevens Pools (* Invited Teams)

The cold and wet weather coupled with the high altitude will pose a different challenge for the players.

Series Standings

Black Pirates won their first-ever Henry Rujumba Sevens title on the third time of asking.

The circuit hosts overcame Heathens 21-19 in a closely contested final on Sunday evening at Kings Park in Bweyogerere.

Three converted tries from Timothy Kisiga (2) and Conrad Wanyama gave Black Pirates the edge while Heathens who lost their second consecutive final this season scored through Joseph Oyet and Lawrence Ssebuliba (2).

The win takes them to 77 points, six short of leaders KOBs, with two circuits (Kigezi Sevens and Coronation Sevens) remaining on the National Sevens Calendar.

Meanwhile, KOBs beat Hippos 21-05 in the bronze medal match as Buffaloes eased past Rhinos 22-00 to claim the fifth spot.

Rujumba 7s Selected Results

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Remaining Circuits

Standings (Top Five)

  1. KOBs – 83 Pts
  2. Black Pirates – 77
  3. Heathens – 72
  4. Buffaloes – 58
  5. Jinja Hippos – 54

After a two-week break, the 2021 National Rugby Sevens series return this weekend with the Rujumba 7s hosted by Black Pirates at King’s Park in Bweyogerere.

Series leaders KOBs have pitted in Pool A alongside Jinja Hippos as per the draws that were held on Tuesday. Rams and their development side Rams 2 completed the pool.

The event, just like the other two central circuits (Mileke and Coronation) will be played over two days.

Pool B has Heathens, Plascon Mongers, Rhinos, and Mileke Sevens fans favourites Entebbe Jaguars.

Circuit hosts are in Pool C alongside their development side Sailors Kisubi Pacers and Warriors.

Impis, Buffaloes, Stallions, and Eagles are in Pool D.

This will be the fourth circuit of the National 7s. After the Rujumba 7s, roads lead to Kabale for Kigezi 7s before closing the season with Coronation 7s at Legends on November 20/21.

Table (Top 5)

  1. KOBs – 66pts
  2. Pirates – 55
  3. Heathens – 53
  4. Buffaloes – 45
  5. Hippos – 39

Uganda Women’s squad to play at the Safari Sevens in Nairobi, Kenya over the weekend has been named.

The side will make a return to the Safari Sevens at the Nyayo National Stadium having missed the 2019 edition.

Uganda’s women last participated in the Safari Sevens was in 2018 when the country fielded two teams, the Uganda Lady Rugby Cranes and the Emerging Lady Cranes – a select outfit comprising young and rising talent at the time.

The Lady Rugby Cranes reached the Main Cup final but lost to Kenya Lionesses 50-00.

A number of the ladies who played at the 2018 edition have made it to this year’s team These are Juliet Nandawula, Grace Auma, Yvonne Najjuma, and Peace Lekuru.

The tournament will be played over two days in a five-team round-robin format. Uganda’s opponents will be Zimbabwe, South Africa’s Titan Women Academy, and two Kenyan select sides.

The Squad: Agnes Nakuya, Emilly Lekuru, Emilly Nanziri, Juliet Nandawula (vice-captain), Maimunah Nassozi, Mary Gloria Ayot (captain), Nalubega Yudaya, Peace Lekuru, Susan Adong, Yvonne Najjuma, Nadunga Ritta, Grace Auma.

Uganda men’s national sevens team to compete at the Safari Sevens this weekend was named.

The team has several fresh faces in the national sevens set up as KOBs rising star Karim Arinaitwe who has immensely impressed thus far in the ongoing national sevens series.

Heathens’ Claude Ivan Otema and Innocent Gwokto as well as Jinja Hippos Denis Etwau are the other players who will be having their first outing with the national sevens side.

Black Pirates’ Kelvin Balagadde who was brought into the sevens set up a couple of years ago gets another call to the national side.

Meanwhile, national sevens team regulars Adrian Kasito and Norbert Okeny who played at the 2019 edition, Timothy Kisiga, Byron Oketayot, and Levis Ochen are the other members of the squad.

KOBs Ian Munyani will captain the side assisted by Heathens halfback Aaron Ofoyrwoth. The duo was also part of the 2019 Safari Sevens, the last time the tournament was played.

The Safari Sevens will be played at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya from 30th-31st October 2021.

The Squad

Ian Munyani, Aaron Ofoyrwoth, Adrian Kasito, Kelvin Balagadde, Innocent Gwokto, Claude Otema, Karim Arinaitwe, Levis Ochen, Norbert Okeny, Timothy Kisiga, Denis Etwau, and Byron Oketayot

Uganda Women’s Sevens national team has become the latest team to confirm participation in the 2021 Safari Sevens as reported by Kenyan publication The Star.

At the end of the second round of the Central Region Women’s Sevens championship at Kyadondo last Sunday, players in the Tier 1 category vocally requested URU Vice-President Oscar Olaro to participate in the Safari Sevens alongside their male counterparts.

Uganda Women’s Sevens thus join Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Kenya in the event which will be played in a round-robin format.

The 2021 Safari Sevens will be played from October 30-31 at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya with over fifteen teams expected to take part including Uganda.

The Safari Sevens were cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It makes a return next weekend with fans allowed in the stands after curfew and restrictions on fans in stadiums were lifted by the Kenyan government.

Participating Teams

Uganda Rugby Union has rescheduled the remaining circuits of the 2021 National Rugby Sevens series, extending the break by another week.

The adjustment has been made to accommodate the Safari Sevens that will take place on October 30-31 at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya with Uganda expected to send the men’s national team.

The series will thus resume on the first weekend of November with the Rujumba Sevens hosted by Black Pirates to be played on November 6-7.

Teams will then travel to South Western Uganda the subsequent weekend for the Kabale Sevens that will be played on November 13.

The sevens season will be concluded at Legends with the Coronation Sevens on November 20-21.

KOBs who are the series defending champions currently top the 2021 standings with 66 points, 11 clear of second-placed Pirates having swept the first three circuits at Legends, Gulu and Soroti.