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Uganda
Union	Uganda Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	URU
Coach(es)	Tolbert Onyango
Captain(s)	Micheal Wokorach
Top scorer	Philip Wokorach
	Team kit
	Team kit
First international
	2018
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	2 (First in 2018)

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The Uganda national rugby sevens team won the 2022 Africa Men's 7s, which were World Cup and Commonwealth Games qualifiers.

Uganda won the Africa Men's 7s on 23 April 2022 at Kyadondo Rugby Ground. This tournament was played by 14 countries.They made their first world cup appearance after winning the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens.^[1]

In 2024, Uganda placed ninth in the first round of the Challenger Series which was held in Dubai.^[2]^[3] They finished sixth in the overall Challenger Series.^[4]

Players

Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.^[5]

No.	Player	Date of birth (age)
2	Pius Ogena
3	Ian Munyani	(1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 24)
4	William Nkore	(1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 25)
6	Alex Aturinda	(1997-11-26)26 November 1997 (aged 24)
7	Isaac Massanganzira
8	Desire Ayera	(1999-01-09)9 January 1999 (aged 23)
9	Aaron Oforyowth	(1997-10-07)7 October 1997 (aged 24)
10	Adrian Kasito	(1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 26)
11	Timothy Kisiga	(1996-12-02)2 December 1996 (aged 25)
13	Davis Shimwa
14	Batholomew Kizito
15	Denis Etwau

Tournament History

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
1993	Did not enter
1997	Did not enter
2001	Did not qualify
2005
2009
2013	Did not enter
2018	Bowl Semi-final	19th	4	2	2	0
2022	Bowl Final	17th	4	3	1	0
Total	0 Titles	2/8	8	5	3	0

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
1998	Did not enter
2002	Did not enter
2006	Bowl Semifinalist	11th	5	2	3	0
2010	Bowl Semifinalist	11th	5	2	3	0
2014	Bowl Semifinalist	11th	5	2	3	0
2018	Group stage	12th	3	1	2	0
2022	Bowl finalist	10th	6	3	2	1
Total	0 Titles	5/6	24	10	12	1

Africa Sevens

This was an olympic qualifier in Johannesburg.

Uganda has won the Africa Sevens tournament three times in 2016, 2017 and 2022.

References

^ "Uganda and Zimbabwe qualify for RWC Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
^ "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[1] "Uganda and Zimbabwe qualify for RWC Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

[2] "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[3] "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[4] "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

[5] "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

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+| captain = Micheal Wokorach
-Vice captain =Philip Wokorach
 | coach = Tolbert Onyango
-Team Manager   Michael Wandera
+| most caps = Michael Wokorach
-| most caps =
 | top scorer =Philip Wokorach
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+| first = 2018
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+| bigloss =
-| bigloss =The loss to Fiji at the 2018 commonwealth games
-| World cup apps = 1
+| World cup apps = 2
-| year =
+| year = 2018
 | best =
 |sevens = yes
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-The '''Uganda national rugby sevens team''' is a minor national sevens side.
+The '''Uganda national rugby sevens team''' won the 2022 Africa Men's 7s, which were World Cup and Commonwealth Games qualifiers.
-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 Africa Cup Sevens]].<ref>[http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/194340 Uganda set for Dubai after African win], World Rugby.</ref><ref>[http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/193845 Olympic heroes set for Dubai opener], World Rugby.</ref> The following year, they qualified to the [[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens]] by winning the [[2017 Africa Cup Sevens]], marking their first ever World Cup appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldrugby.org/news/285965|title=Uganda and Zimbabwe qualify for RWC Sevens 2018|publisher=World Rugby|date=7 October 2017|accessdate=14 November 2017}}</ref>
+Uganda won the Africa Men's 7s on 23 April 2022 at Kyadondo Rugby Ground. This tournament was played by 14 countries.They made their first world cup appearance after winning the [[2017 Africa Cup Sevens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldrugby.org/news/285965|title=Uganda and Zimbabwe qualify for RWC Sevens 2018|publisher=World Rugby|date=7 October 2017|accessdate=14 November 2017}}</ref>
+In 2024, Uganda placed ninth in the first round of the [[2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour|Challenger Series]] which was held in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10 |title=Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/901010?lang=en |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.world.rugby}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-14 |title=China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/901400?lang=en |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.world.rugby}}</ref> They finished sixth in the overall Challenger Series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-19 |title=Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/930498?lang=en |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.world.rugby}}</ref>
+== Players ==
+Squad for the [[2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour|2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series]] in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list |url=https://resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com/worldrugby/document/2024/01/11/03d9dda7-39e1-45dd-b021-cd60c1db4c71/M2024CS001_Dubai_Match_Decs_240111_2308.pdf |access-date=2024-01-17 |publisher=[[World Rugby]]}}</ref>
+{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; width: 50%"
+|-
+! scope="col" style="width:4%" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
+! scope="col" |Player
+! scope="col" |Date of birth (age)
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 2
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |Pius Ogena
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 3
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Ian|Munyani}}
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|2022|9|9|1997|10|27|df=y}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 4
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{sortname|William|Nkore}}
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|2022|9|9|1997|5|7|df=y}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 6
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{sortname|Alex|Aturinda}}
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|2022|9|9|1997|11|26|df=y}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 7
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | Isaac Massanganzira
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 8
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{sortname|Desire|Ayera}}
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|2022|9|9|1999|1|9|df=y}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 9
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{sortname|Aaron|Oforyowth}}
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|2022|9|9|1997|10|7|df=y}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 10
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{sortname|Adrian|Kasito}}
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|2022|9|9|1995|10|30|df=y}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 11
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{sortname|Timothy|Kisiga}}
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" | {{birth date and age2|2022|9|9|1996|12|2|df=y}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 13
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |Davis Shimwa
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 14
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |Batholomew Kizito
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; border:0" | 15
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |Denis Etwau
+| style="text-align:left; border:0" |
+|}
 ==Tournament History==
+[[File:Men's rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games - Uganda vs Sri Lanka 185746.jpg|thumb|300px|Team Uganda at the [[Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Commonwealth Games]].]]
 ===Rugby World Cup Sevens===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 |-
-!colspan=10|[[Rugby World Cup Sevens|Rugby World Cup Sevens Record]]
+!colspan=7|[[Rugby World Cup Sevens|Rugby World Cup Sevens Record]]
 |-
 !Year
@@ Line 47: / Line 104: @@
 |-
 |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1993]]
-|colspan=6 rowspan=2| ''Did Not Enter''
+|colspan=6 rowspan=2| '''''Did not enter'''''
 |-
 |{{flagicon|HKG|1959}} [[1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1997]]
 |-
 |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2001]]
-|colspan=6 rowspan=3| ''Did Not Qualify''
+|colspan=6 rowspan=3| '''''Did not qualify'''''
 |-
 |{{flagicon|HKG}} [[2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2005]]
@@ Line 59: / Line 116: @@
 |-
 |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2013]]
-|colspan=6|''Did Not Enter''
+|colspan=6|'''''Did not enter'''''
 |-
 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2018]]
-| || 19th || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0
+|Bowl Semi-final || 19th || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0
 |-
+|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|2022]]
-|colspan=1|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''0/6'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
+|Bowl Final
+|17th
+|4
+|3
+|1
+|0
+|-
+!Total !!0 Titles !!2/8 !!8 !!5 !!3 !!0
 |}
-Uganda’s only World Cup Sevens appearance came in 2018, when Uganda defeated Zimbabwe and Uruguay to finish in 19th place.
 ===Commonwealth Games===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 |-
-!colspan=10|[[Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games record]]
+!colspan=7|[[Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games record]]
 |-
 !Year
@@ Line 83: / Line 146: @@
 |-
 |{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]]
-|colspan=6 rowspan=2|''Did Not Enter''
+|colspan=6 rowspan=2|'''''Did not enter'''''
 |-
 |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002]]
@@ Line 112: / Line 175: @@
 |-
 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018]]
+|Group stage
-|colspan="6"|''Qualified''
+|12th
+| 3
+| 1
+| 2
+| 0
 |-
+| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022]]
-|colspan=1|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''3/5'''||'''15'''||'''6'''||'''9'''||'''0'''
+|Bowl finalist
+| 10th
+|6
+|3
+|2
+|1
+|-
+!Total !!0 Titles !!5/6 !!24 !!10 !!12 !!1
 |}
 ===Africa Sevens===
-{{sectionexpand|date=November 2019}}
+{{expand section|date=November 2019}} This was an olympic qualifier in Johannesburg.
-==Current squad==
-[[File:AusUgaComGames.JPG|thumb|[[Australia national rugby sevens team|Australia]] playing Uganda at the [[Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]]]]
+Uganda has won the Africa Sevens tournament three times in 2016, 2017 and 2022.
-'''Squad to the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.
-*Philip Wokorach
-*Isaac Massanganzira
-*Levis Ocen
-*Ian Munyani
-*Aaron Ofoywroth
-*Solomon Okia
-*Adrian Kasiito
-*Ian Munyani
-*Micheal Okorach
 ==See also==

v t e National rugby sevens teams
World Rugby Sevens Series core teams	Argentina Australia Canada Fiji France Great Britain Ireland New Zealand Samoa South Africa Spain United States
Teams with Rugby World Cup Sevens experience	Chile Chinese Taipei Cook Islands England Georgia Germany Hong Kong Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya Latvia Morocco Namibia Netherlands Papua New Guinea Philippines Portugal Romania Russia Scotland South Korea Tonga Tunisia Uganda Uruguay Wales Zimbabwe
Other teams	Afghanistan Algeria American Samoa Andorra Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Cayman Islands China Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Guam Guyana Hungary India Indonesia Iran Israel Kazakhstan Kiribati Kosovo Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Malta Mexico Moldova Monaco Montenegro Nauru New Caledonia Nigeria Niue Norway Pakistan Paraguay Peru Poland Qatar San Marino Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tahiti Thailand Tokelau Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Tuvalu Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Wallis and Futuna West Indies
Defunct	Arabian Gulf Czechoslovakia East Germany West Germany USSR Yugoslavia