Uganda national rugby sevens team
| Union | Uganda Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | URU | |
| Coach(es) | Tolbert Onyango | |
| Captain(s) | Micheal Wokorach Vice captain =Ian Munyani | |
| Top scorer | Philip Wokorach | |
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| First international | ||
| 2018 | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
| Not playing at the Monacco games that were Olympics Qualifiers Qualifiers. | ||
| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2018, 2022) | |
The Uganda national rugby sevens team team won the 2022 Africa Mens 7s, which were World Cup and Commonwealth Games qualifiers.
Uganda won the Africa Mens 7s on 23rd 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]
Cuurent Uganda 7s team: Ian Munyani, Aaron Ofoywroth, Michael Wokorach, Philip Wokorach, Adrian Kasito, Kelvin Balagadde, Ivan Otema, Nobert Okeny, Desire Ayera, Karim Arinaitwe, Timothy Kisiga, Isaac Massanganzira.
Technical Team: Michael Wandera (Team Manager) Tolbert Onyango (Coach) Timothy Mudoola (Strength and conditioning coach) Samuel Asiimwe (Physiotherapist) Gloria Nalwoga ( Team Doctor)
Tournament History
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 1997
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 2001
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2005
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 2009
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 2013
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 2018
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Bowl Semi-final | 19th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
Uganda’s only World Cup Sevens appearance came in 2018, when Uganda defeated Zimbabwe and Uruguay to finish in 19th place.
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1998
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 2002
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 2006
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Bowl Semifinalist | 11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2010
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Bowl Semifinalist | 11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2014
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Bowl Semifinalist | 11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018
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Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022
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Bowl finalist | 10th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/6 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||
Africa Sevens
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This was an olympic qualifier in Johannesburg.
Uganda has won the Africa Seven three times. Years: 2016,2017,2022.
Players
Current squad
1. MichaeL Wokorach (Captain)[2]
2. Timothy Kisiga
3.Desire Ayera
4. Ivan Otema
5. Aaron Ofoywroth
6. Nobert Okeny
7. Philip Wokorach
8. Kelvin Balagadde
9. Ian Munyani (Vice Captain)
10. Karim Arinaitwe
11.Isaac Massanganzira
12. Adrian Kasiito
See also
References
- ^ "Uganda and Zimbabwe qualify for RWC Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Men's Sevens".
