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Uganda women's national rugby sevens team

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Uganda
UnionUganda Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Lady Cranes
Coach(es)Uganda Charles Onencan
World Cup Sevens
Appearances1 (First in 2009)
Best resultBowl quarterfinals (2009)

The Uganda women's national rugby sevens team represents Uganda in international rugby sevens. They compete annually in the Africa Women's Sevens, and have made an appearance in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens at the inaugural women's tournament.

History

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Uganda has previously participated in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens for the inaugural women's tournament.[1] Former coach, Helen Buteme, was one of the players in the 2009 squad.[2]

Uganda competed at the 2019 Africa Women's Sevens which also served as an automatic Olympic qualification tournament for the winner. They finished in 5th place.[3] The Lady Cranes attended the 2021 Safari Sevens.[4][5] In 2024, they participated in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; they placed fourth in the first round of the series which took place in Dubai.[6][7] They finished sixth overall at the 2024 Sevens Challenger Series and missed out on qualifying for the new SVNS Play-off promotion and relegation tournament in Madrid.[8]

Tournament History

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Rugby World Cup Sevens

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Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Bowl Quarterfinalists 13th 4 0 4 0
Russia 2013 Did not qualify
United States 2018
Total 0 Titles 1/3 4 0 4 0

Women's Africa Cup Sevens

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Women's Africa Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2013[broken anchor] Semifinalists 3rd 4 2 2 0
2014[broken anchor] Bowl Winners 5th 5 3 2 0
2015 Plate Semifinalists 7th 6 3 3 0
2016 Semifinalists 4th 5 2 3 0
2017 Bowl Winners 4th 6 2 4 0
Total 0 Titles 5/5 26 12 14 0

Players

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Uganda's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:[9]

No. Players
1 Lydia Namabiro
2 Yvonne Najjuma
3 Mary Ayot
4 Sarah Kirabo
5 Grace Nabaggala
6 Rachael Mufuwa
7 Agnes Nakuya
8 Ritta Nadunga
9 Lona Amoli
10 Mayimuna Nassozi
12 Peace Lekuru
18 Janati Nandudu

References

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  1. ^ "The Road to Rugby World Cup Sevens: Women". ur7s.com. 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Uganda: Nostalgic Buteme Returns to Scene of 2009 World Cup". allafrica.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Uganda names women's rugby squad for 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  4. ^ "Uganda Women's Sevens confirm participation in 2021 Safari Sevens". Kawowo Sports. 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  5. ^ "Uganda Women's squad for Safari Sevens named". MTN Sports. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  6. ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  7. ^ Constable, Grant (2024-01-14). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  8. ^ "China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  9. ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads" (PDF). resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-01-17.