{"id":3756,"date":"2022-08-11T17:04:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T14:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rabsportsnews.com\/?p=3756"},"modified":"2023-08-31T11:01:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:01:54","slug":"rugby-cranes-in-chile-ahead-of-world-rugby-7s-challenger-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabsportsnews.com\/de\/rugby-cranes-in-chile-ahead-of-world-rugby-7s-challenger-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby Cranes in Chile ahead of World Rugby 7s Challenger Series."},"content":{"rendered":"

After a stunning performance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where they finished 10th, the Rugby 7s have turned their attention to the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Santiago, Chile. The winner of this tournament is automatically promoted to the HSBC World Rugby 7s Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uganda has been grouped with Germany, Uruguay and Lithuania in Group C, at the tournament that will play host to 12 male and female hopeful teams. Uganda and Germany are no strangers on the 7s turf, having met 4 times before, Germany going away with all the spoils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Team Captains pose for a photo.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, this hasn\u2019t shaken the Uganda camp. In an interview with World Rugby, coach Tolbert Onyango expressed full confidence in his boys and what they can deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough to get through that pool, but we\u2019ll give it our level best and see how the results pan out for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Tolbert has also taken cognizance of the fact that the cranes tend to start off slow then pick up momentum as the tournament goes, but this may cost them since the open their quest for glory with the silky Uruguayans on Friday, 12th<\/sup> August at 7:23pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot so much Kenya, because against Kenya we started off slowly and with two yellow cards we couldn\u2019t really win that game, we were handicapped already.\u201d (Citation: World Rugby interview with Coach Tolbert Onyango) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SQUAD NEWS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Uganda Rugby 7s squad that electrified the Coventry Stadium in Birmingham has not been changed. What appeared to be an injury scare to forward Desire Ayera\u2019s knee seems to have been expeditiously handled, so we should expect DJ Fufu to do DJ Fufu things down in Santiago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the full Squad:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Wokorach (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ian Munyani<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac Newton Massangazira<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Aturinda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron Ofoyrwoth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Nkore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adrian Kasito<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claude Otema<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timothy Kisiga<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karim Arinaitwe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philip Wokorach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desire Ayera<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobert Okeny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>FULL FIXTURES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the group games for the Challenger Series shall kick off on Friday, 12th<\/sup> August, 2022, from which the top performers shall proceed to the knock out stages to fight for the ultimate prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uganda\u2019s Group Fixture:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12th<\/sup> August, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:23pm Uruguay Vs Uganda <\/p>\n\n\n\n

13th<\/sup> August, 2022.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:39am Germany Vs Uganda <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:04pm Uganda V Lithuania    
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WR 7s Challenger Series fixtures for Uganda in EAT.

12th Aug:
19h23: Uruguay \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe vs \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddec Uganda

13th Aug:
00h39: Germany \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea vs \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddec Uganda

18h04: Uganda \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddec vs \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 Lithuania#SupportUgandaSevens<\/a> #HowWeSevens<\/a> #UgandaRugby<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vGItHplKy1<\/a><\/p>— Uganda Rugby Union (@UgandaRugby) August 11, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>