Uganda Rugby Sevens team to take part in the Hong Kong HSBC World Series qualifiers and Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia has been named.
The World Sevens Series Qualifiers tournament in Hong Kong is scheduled for April 6-8, 2018 while the Gold Coast Sevens are scheduled for April 14-15.
The team departs for the Hong Kong 7s on Sunday, April 1 and will connect to Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games on April 9.
Black Pirates captain Ivan Magomu and teammate Timothy Kisiga make the twelve-man squad as the only fresh faces as the rest were part of last year’s World Series in Dubai and Cape Town.
Players
- Pius Ogena
- Solomon Okia
- Desire Ruhweza-Ayera
- Aaron Ofoyrwoth
- Philip Wokorach
- Micheal Okorach (Captain)
- Lawrence Ssebuliba
- Joseph Aredo
- James Odongo
- Adrian Kasito
- Ivan Magomu
- Timothy Kisiga
Officials
- Tolbert Onyango – Coach
- Benjamin Noah – Physiotherapist
- Ninette Kruyt – Performance Coach
- Michael Wandera – Team Manager
Hong Kong Sevens Fixtures
Friday, April 6 | Pool Matches
- Uganda vs. Chile
- Uganda vs. Georgia
Saturday, April 7
- Japan vs. Uganda
- Quarterfinals
Sunday, April 8
- Semifinals
- Finals
Commonwealth Games Fixtures
Saturday, April 14 | Pool Matches
- Wales vs. Uganda
- Fiji vs. Uganda
- Uganda vs. Sri Lanka
Sunday, April 15
- Classification Matches