Rugby 7s Planning For World Challenger Series

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Rugby March 1, 2023

In 2021, the World Challenger Series broke the hearts of Uganda’s Rugby 7s when Germany came from behind to win in Chile. Uganda had led Germany the entire quarterfinal 14-0 but the Germans changed things up in a big way to take the W.

At 14-0 and less than 3 minutes left in the game, many Ugandans thought the deal had been sealed, yet they were in for a shock. This became the fourth time in a row that the Rugby 7s fell short on acquiring HSBC World Sevens Series core status.

The players one by one fell to the turf of Estadio Santa Laura in Santiago, Chile. Tolbert Onyango also appeared on camera, furious about some questionable calls that shattered Ugandan’s dream.

Onyango will be making nine years as the manager. He is already planning for 2023’s edition of the World Challenger Series in Stellenbosch, South Africa in late April.

“We did our medicals the other day and we shall hopefully start training next (this) week,” Onyango said.

While in South Africa, Uganda faces a hurdle of 11 countries that it has to defeat. These are Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Zimbabwe.

All players are active in the Nile Special Premiership with their respective clubs. However, as it has always been in the past, the players will sit out of the league once Onyango has finally called upon his training squad.

The squad has also upgraded with time and had the amazing year 2022 with amazing performance that started with Gold in the Africa Men’s Sevens.

At the Commonwealth Games where they finished 10 and at the Rugby World Cup in South Africa they won a Bowl. It is in the World Challenger Series where they finished fifth.

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