Country: | Uganda |
Union: | Uganda Rugby Union |
Nickname: | URU |
Captain: | Micheal Wokorach |
Coach: | Tolbert Onyango |
Most Caps: | Michael Wokorach |
Top Scorer: | Philip Wokorach |
Leftarm1: | FF0000 |
Body1: | FF0000 |
Rightarm1: | FF0000 |
Shorts1: | FF0000 |
Socks1: | FF0000 |
First: | 2018 |
World Cup Apps: | 2 |
Year: | 2018 |
Sevens: | yes |
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]
Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[5]
Player | Date of birth (age) | ||
---|---|---|---|
2 | Pius Ogena | ||
3 | September 9, 2022 | ||
4 | September 9, 2022 | ||
6 | September 9, 2022 | ||
7 | Isaac Massanganzira | ||
8 | September 9, 2022 | ||
9 | September 9, 2022 | ||
10 | September 9, 2022 | ||
11 | September 9, 2022 | ||
13 | Davis Shimwa | ||
14 | Batholomew Kizito | ||
15 | Denis Etwau |
Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||
1993 | Did not enter | ||||||
1997 | |||||||
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 record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Round | Position | |||||
1998 | Did not enter | ||||||
2002 | |||||||
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 | |
Bowl finalist | 10th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Total | 0 Titles | 5/6 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
This was an olympic qualifier in Johannesburg.
Uganda has won the Africa Sevens tournament three times in 2016, 2017 and 2022.