Uganda national rugby sevens team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Uganda women's national rugby sevens team.

Uganda

Union	Uganda Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	URU
Coach(es)	Tolbert Onyango
Captain(s)	Micheal Wokorach
Top scorer	Philip Wokorach
Team kit
First international
2018
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	2 (First in 2018)

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]

Players

Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[5]

No.	Player	Date of birth (age)
2	Pius Ogena
3	Ian Munyani	(1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 24)
4	William Nkore	(1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 25)
6	Alex Aturinda	(1997-11-26)26 November 1997 (aged 24)
7	Isaac Massanganzira
8	Desire Ayera	(1999-01-09)9 January 1999 (aged 23)
9	Aaron Oforyowth	(1997-10-07)7 October 1997 (aged 24)
10	Adrian Kasito	(1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 26)
11	Timothy Kisiga	(1996-12-02)2 December 1996 (aged 25)
13	Davis Shimwa
14	Batholomew Kizito
15	Denis Etwau

Tournament History

Team Uganda at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
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

Commonwealth Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
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
2022	Bowl finalist	10th	6	3	2	1
Total	0 Titles	5/6	24	10	12	1

Africa Sevens

This was an Olympic qualifier in Johannesburg.

Uganda has won the Africa Sevens tournament three times in 2016, 2017 and 2022.

See also

• Uganda national rugby union team (XV)
• Rugby union in Uganda

References

1. "Uganda and Zimbabwe qualify for RWC Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
2. "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
3. "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
4. "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
5. "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-17.