Uganda national rugby sevens team
| Union | Uganda Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | URU | |
| Coach(es) | Tolbert Onyango | |
| Captain(s) | Micheal Wokorach | |
| Top scorer | Philip Wokorach | |
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| First international | ||
| 2018 | ||
| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2018) | |
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]
Players
Current squad
The following team was announced as the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens sevens team.[2][3]
Head coach: Tolbert Onyango
| No. | Player | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Aturinda | 26 November 1997 (aged 24) |
| 2 | Ivan Claude Otema | 17 May 1999 (aged 23) |
| 3 | Ian Munyani | 27 October 1997 (aged 24) |
| 4 | William Nkore | 7 May 1997 (aged 25) |
| 5 | Phillip Wokorack | 31 December 1993 (aged 28) |
| 6 | Micheal Wokorach | 14 August 1990 (aged 32) |
| 7 | Nobert Okeny | 30 October 1998 (aged 23) |
| 8 | Desire Ayera | 9 January 1999 (aged 23) |
| 9 | Aaron Oforyowth | 7 October 1997 (aged 24) |
| 10 | Adrian Kasito | 30 October 1995 (aged 26) |
| 11 | Timothy Kisiga | 2 December 1996 (aged 25) |
| 12 | Karim Arinaitwe | 23 July 1999 (aged 23) |
Tournament History
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
 2022
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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
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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 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 5/6 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 1 | |||
Africa Sevens
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This was an olympic qualifier in Johannesburg.
Uganda has won the Africa Seven three times. Years: 2016, 2017 and 2022.
See also
References
- ^ "Uganda and Zimbabwe qualify for RWC Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Mugalu, Jeremiah (2022-09-02). "2022 Rugby World Cup 7's: Uganda Rugby Sevens squad named ahead of tournament". The Touchline Sports. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ Collins, Amanga (2022-09-02). "Uganda 7s name squad for 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens". scrummage.co.ke. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
