Post Stop Press Release: Walukuba Barbarians and Nile Rapids Crowned Champions at the 2026 Stone City 7s
Download as a PDF HERE Jinja, Uganda. 25 July 2026 — The 2026 Stone City 7s, the official first stop of the 2026 Uganda Rugby 7s Series, concluded in style at Ruck Yard Sports Club after two days of fast paced floodlit rugby action. Jinja based sides Walukuba Barbarians and Nile Rapids lifted the men’s […]
PRESS RELEASE: 2026 UGANDA RUGBY 7s SERIES LAUNCHED
Download as a PDF Here Kampala, Uganda – Wednesday, 23 July 2026. Uganda Rugby today launched the 2026 Uganda Rugby 7s Series, the national rugby sevens championship that begins this weekend with the Stone City 7s at Ruck Yard Sports Club (hosted by Hippos RFC) and runs through September. The 2026 season carries the theme […]
Tunisia U20 Arrive Early for High Performance Build Up to Barthés Trophy 2026
Tunisia’s U20 Rugby team will arrive in Uganda on 23 July 2026 for a joint training camp and two test matches against Uganda U20 as both sides intensify preparations for the Rugby Africa U20 Barthés Trophy 2026 in Kampala. The visit forms part of the 2024 Memorandum of Understanding between Uganda Rugby and the Tunisian […]
USSSA National Ball Games II and PW15 Foundation Headline the week for Uganda Rugby.
Uganda Rugby is running on two age grade tracks this week, with the National Ball games II competition underway in Gulu and grassroots development taking centre stage in Kampala. The USSSA Ball Games II Rugby 7s tournament is in full swing at Negri College, while the PW15 Foundation prepares to host its Tag Rugby Development […]
A look at the busy weekend!
A memorable double action weekend as Walukuba Barbarians won the Herbert Wafula Memorial 7s in Busia, while Uganda 7s Select and Ewes claimed the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the Gorilla 7s in Kabale. The weekend brought together competition, development and remembrance, with age grade action on Friday and senior finals on Saturday bringing […]
Double 7s Action This Weekend
Uganda rugby is set for a packed weekend, 10-11 July 2026, with two major events on the calendar: the seventh edition of Gorilla 7s in Kabale and the Herbert Wafula Memorial 7s in Busia. Gorilla 7s: Rugby, Development and Tourism in Kigezi Gorilla 7s returns to Kabale as one of the most distinctive events on […]
Darren Aine, A Star On The Rise
From St Mary’s College Kisubi to first national outing in Burundi: Darren Aine’s rise mirrors Uganda Rugby’s youth pathway. The Impis winger /fullback has grown through schools rugby, club rugby, and Uganda’s development side, with Burundi 7s marking his first taste of national exposure. Darren Aine, standing at extreme left with the Emerging Cranes U23 […]
Gorilla 7s, On This Weekend.
Gorilla 7s returns to Kabale this weekend for the seventh edition of the high altitude rugby sevens tournament, bringing together teams from Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi for another major weekend of rugby. The tournament remains one of the most distinctive events on Uganda’s rugby calendar, combining competitive sevens action with the challenge of Kabale’s altitude […]
Herbert Wafula’s Memorial
The Late Herbert Wafula’s influence on Ugandan rugby will be celebrated once more when the Herbert Wafula Memorial 7s takes place at Busia Integrated Primary School Playgrounds on Saturday, 11 July 2026. The memorial tournament has attracted a strong regional field of 13 teams, with five clubs from Kenya and eight from Uganda confirmed for […]
Legends by Nondies Retain Legends Cup After 17–10 Win Over Uganda Legends
Legends by Nondies dug deep to retain the Legends Cup edging Uganda Legends 17–10 in a return leg at Kampala Rugby Grounds on Saturday, to secure a 32–26 aggregate victory in the most competitive series yet. The result followed Uganda Legends’ 16–15 win in Mombasa in the first leg, setting up a winner-takes-all return fixture. […]