Allan Musoke Explained

Ru Position:Wing

Allan Musoke (born 1980) is a Ugandan rugby union player. He plays as a wing. Professionally, he is a Learning and Development professional who works as a Human Resources Consultant with Strategic Engagement Limited.

Musoke practised several sports since his youth years. He played basketball for DMark Power in the FUBA League, from 1996 to 1999, as a shooting guard, and football for Nsibirwa Hall at Makerere University, from 2000 to 2002, as a striker, until he decided to dedicate himself exclusively to rugby union.

Musoke was one of the best Ugandan rugby players, even if he never played abroad. He plied his trade with Kampala Old Boys (KOBs) RFC until 2012 when he retired from the sport. He was for two times the MVP of the Ugandan rugby league.

At international level, he played for the Uganda, and is currently the top scorer for the "Cranes". He was a key player in the team that won the CAR Africa Cup on 29 September 2007, in a 42–11 win over Madagascar, in a game where he scored a try.[1]

Musoke also played for the African Leopards multinational team, on July 23, 2005, in the 15–30 loss to the South African Students, in Ellis Park, Johannesburg and was then part of 2 subsequent tours to the United Kingdom (British Army) and France (France U20).

He decided return to basketball again for DMark Power in the FUBA league, of Uganda, in 2009, while also continuing his rugby career. During this stint, he did win 2 national league titles in 2010 and 2011 with Power.

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  1. Web site: Uganda wins CAR Africa Cup . 2011-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015182631/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/news/newsid=2014723.html . 2012-10-15 . dead .