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Rugby Legend Sseguya Robert Dead

Rugby Legend Sseguya Robert Dead

Coach Sseguya Robert, who has been known as one of Uganda’s greatest rugby players has unfortunately passed on. Soggy, as he was commonly known, lost the battle to leukemia on Tuesday following months of illness that brought together everyone he loved. The 43-year-old got diagnosed with blood cancer in May after feeling unwell while coaching his club side – Jinja ...

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Pirates Fail To Rob Kobs Of Sevens Joy

Pirates Fail To Rob Kobs Of Sevens Joy

The Betway Kobs are National Guinness Sevens champions after winning three of the six circuits that traversed Gulu, Soroti, and Kabale. It is their second title this year after the league crown. The Kobs, however didn’t envision the final bend to be a home loss. With the series bagged on virtue of making the Coronation 7s final, Kobs hoped for ...

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Guinness 7s Rugby National Series Returns, Legends To Be Honored

Guinness 7s Rugby National Series Returns, Legends To Be Honored

After a two-year hiatus, the Guinness 7s Series is set to return at Legends Rugby Grounds Lugogo this Saturday, 2nd October 2021. They last held the series in 2019 and it got skipped last year, owing to the Covid-19 lockdown This year, Uganda Breweries Limited, under the brand Guinness has injected Shs 250m in the series. The official press conference ...

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South Africa’s Springboks Pull Out Of The Rugby Championship

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The world Cup-holders South Africa pulled out of the Rugby Championship on Friday over complications caused by the coronavirus. This badly affected the tournament and has raised further questions about their future in the southern hemisphere rugby. Nearly a year ago, the Springboks won their third World Cup in Japan and since then haven’t played a single game. As a ...

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Nile Breweries Sponsors Rugby Premier League

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With the Rugby Premier League kicking off on Friday 29th November with the first night game between the first and second clubs, we learned that the league has a new sponsor in the all new Nile Special Stout. briefing the media at Kyadondo Rugby Club, the new Stout from Nile Breweries unveiled a mouth-watering UGX670M sponsorship package. Uganda Rugby Union ...

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