Summary by Dave Ndyanabo.

A somber affair it was at the Kyadondo Rugby, Lugogo as we celebrated the life of a Rugby great Robert Seguya commonly known as Soggy. Beautiful rugby weather it was as the gentle giant rested in honor, the white casket draped under a tent just under the sticks and near the line where he made many scream in delight after he touched down and scored many a try.

The speeches overall were light with many eulogizing him in all his capacities- prolific sportsman, friend, father and husband among many others. The Assistant Vicar of St Dunstan’s in Mukono spoke of how there is fighting everywhere- in our homes, wars, and communities yet the biggest fight should be that between the Spirit and the flesh.

When the sun got too much, we formed a scram and pushed into the tent in typical rugby style as the clergy admonished fathers to have time for their children like Soggy did.
While the sermon often too flight and the collar seemed to be running square, he settled on one theme: let’s all try as we might to fight the world and its desires and live a good life as promised by the Word.
As one of the hymns went: ffe abanagenda muggulu tuliwona ensi Eno.

The other thoughts were captured by the other speakers on the day

From the Cancer Institute, Dr Ddungu talked of Robert, the very sociable fellow who had built a friendship amongst the hospital staff who will surely be missed. His room constantly had a horde of visitors eager to visit yet protocol often prevailed.

His adopted father-Ian Walker spoke of how he was in conflict seeing they were only just getting ready to have a Thanksgiving function celebrating Soggy defeating Leukemia. He encouraged us all to pick from Soggy’s many good attributes to make our own lives better.

His mum had us in stiches- saying she got involved in sports because of her son and followed him even to Abu Dhabi were she meant one of the more renown sports names-Ronaldo whose career she religiously follows. She vividly remembered the tall bully who acted as Robert’s mentor imploring her to always come and make her son’s bed like she had on his first day in College…Rashid Nsanja how are you?

The dear wife, Dora spoke of one who loved her wholesomely; a happy man who always had time to family. Even though Soggy had asked her not to cry, it was understandable that she did cry remembering how he died a happy man, a smile planted on his sleeps at 2am after he had taken his medication. She said for many of the visits to hospital, he often asked that some people knew what was happening- Ian Walker, Mark Kyagaba among others. She let us in on what we didn’t know: that Soggy had planned to return to the good game some time next year…

The representative from NACOBA, Ronald Ssonko talked of his entry in Namilyango and his excelling in all sports but Table Tennis-for obvious reasons, and of how the Soggy name was birthed. Deo Serumaga from the Beyond Rugby Trust Fund, a fund that was started to champion collections from Soggy’s treatment- thanked all who were a part of this effort saying he never once lacked even though the meds were quite expensive. He ended with a poignant quote: Hereos are remembered but legends never die!

Bob fought well. Soggy rest in peace.