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Women's rugby to feature at historic rugby 7s at Namboole posted on September 24, 2010 - 12:11pm

Black Panthers have won 2 Hima 7s circuits (at Makerere and at Kampala Rugby Club) and look poised to win the final leg at Namboole.The fleet footed ladies have looked dominant this season and look to wrap up the 7s title as they already have the 10 aside and 15 aside titles under their belts. Beatrice Atim, Regina Athieno, Emmanuella Oroma, Charlotte Mudoola and Brenda Kayiyi have been key players for the women coached by Helen Buteme while stalwarts Thunderbirds' stalwarts Hadijah Namuyanja, Christine Kizito, Harriet Kayonjo, Aliya Adania, Winnie Atiang and Mary Kyoita coached by Robert Sseguya have tried to stem the tide.

Kenya women retain Cup posted on September 24, 2010 - 11:45am

The Lady Cranes team were involved in a bus accident on the way to Nairobi and narrowly escaped with their lives. As there were no major injuries, the team accepted the offer of another bus from their transporters, Kampala coach, and proceeded to Nairobi for the second leg of the Elgon Cup that took place on 10th July.

Another close match between the East Africans posted on July 6, 2010 - 1:11pm

Lady Cranes pipped the Kenya women 8 - 5 in Kampala last Saturday to carry a slim 3 point lead into this Saturday's return leg in Nairobi. The Kenyans need to win by more than 4 points to ensure they retain the Elgon Cup that they won for the first time last year. Uganda needs only a draw but will be going for an all out win. The team travels by bus on Thursday.

Women's rugby in EA survives - but only just posted on June 29, 2010 - 2:40pm

Women's rugby in East Africa survived a major blow as the Kenya Rugby Football Union (KRFU) had initially pulled out their women's team from this year's Elgon Cup. It is not the first time KRFU has done so as they pulled out their women from the 2007 Elgon Cup competition. It seems that sanity prevailed upon KRFU and they reversed their decision and there will be a women's Elgon Cup this year.Judging from the international friendlies earlier this year (10 - 10 draw in Kampala and 8 -0 loss for the Lady Cranes in Nairobi), this year's Elgon Cup will be a closely contested affair. The team that makes the most of it's home advantage will take the cup this year. All the best ladies.

Lady Cranes strive keep their home unbeaten record posted on June 28, 2010 - 10:27am

After losing narrowly, 8 - 0, to the Kenyans during the return leg of the friendly internationals in Nairobi last month Lady Cranes are set to take on the Kenyans once again in a curtain raiser to the men's Elgon Cup. The Ugandans have never lost to the Kenyans at home and seek to maintain that record this Saturday. More details on the squad this week.

Due to last minute cancellations the Ugandan team travelled with 21 players. The Ugandan team

17 year old Regina Athieno capped for Uganda posted on May 25, 2010 - 5:22pm

Regina Athieno, a 17 year old scrumhalf who plays for Black Panthers earned her first cap for Uganda's women's rugby team. The diminutive player did enough to impress coaches, Henry Musoke and Bobby Musinguzi, in the national team trials leading to her starting in the game against Kenya during the international friendly on May 22nd. Team captain, Prossy Nakakande shifted out wide to the wing to accommodate the teenage star. Athieno first burst onto the Ugandan rugby scene as a winger in 2008.

Uganda lose to Kenya in Nairobi posted on May 25, 2010 - 3:19pm

Uganda and Kenya locked horns in Nairobi in a friendly international over the weekend.

Kenya hold Lady Cranes to a draw in Kampala posted on May 12, 2010 - 11:01am

In an unpublicised international, Uganda came back in the few minutes of the game to draw the game with their Kenyan neighbours. Both teams had failed to cross the whitewash in the first half but the second half saw Kenya score twice through Doreen Remour and Adelaide Nasambu. The conversions were missed so Kenya led 10 - 00 until waves of determined attacks from the hosts had them scoring through Fortunate Irankunda and Rosenburg Kanyunyuzi. The conversions were missed as well so the game ended at 10 - 10.

Kenya hold Lady Cranes to a draw in Kampala posted on May 12, 2010 - 11:01am

In an unpublicised international, Uganda came back in the few minutes of the game to draw the game with their Kenyan neighbours. Both teams had failed to cross the whitewash in the first half but the second half saw Kenya score twice through Doreen Remour and Adelaide Nasambu. The conversions were missed so Kenya led 10 - 00 until waves of determined attacks from the hosts had them scoring through Fortunate Irankunda and Rosenburg Kanyunyuzi. The conversions were missed as well so the game ended at 10 - 10.These games are being played as curtain raisers to the men's Bamburi Rugby Super Series (BRSS) games. However, the women's games are not part of the BRSS and the respective teams have to source for their own sponsorship.