This weekend Makerere University Rugby Grounds, home of the Makerere Impis, will be the battle ground of the 5th Leg of the ongoing Guinness 2017 National Rugby Sevens series.
Coming off a thrilling weekend in Gulu that saw the Buffaloes win their first trophy, the teams will be want to make a mark and also try to use every opportunity to gain a competitive advantage over the Series leaders, the Kobs.
As it stands, the Kobs have a two-win advantage while the Heathens and Buffaloes both have one win amongst them.
Meanwhile, the Ladies category continues to be a fight between the Entebbe Ladies and the Thunderbirds.
As they get ready for the 5th Leg at Makerere Rugby Grounds, they will be looking to fend each other off for the ultimate prize.
Revelers should look forward to expect lots of discounted Guinness drinks and goodies from Guinness. The games start at 8:30am till 6pm.
Speaking ahead of the Makerere leg, Grace Namutebi, the Brand Manager Premium Beers at Uganda Breweries Limited said; “Makerere Rugby Grounds will provide a high tempo atmosphere for the already an already heated up Guinness Rugby Sevens series.
The clubs are all fighting to win the trophy and we can see it will go down the wire. We would like to encourage fans to come and support their teams as well as the rugby game.”
Guinness joined the rugby fraternity to help support and build the sport in the country as well as pivot the national sevens team to greater heights.
The new sevens format has ten core member clubs and two invitational teams at each circuit. There is a weekly ranking of teams based on their performance during the circuits.
The rugby 7s series is taking place in six venues around the country with twenty-two teams and an estimated 2,000 participants that are taking part.
2017 National Rugby Sevens Series dates and Circuit Venues
1st Leg
Saturday, 12th August
Kyadondo Rugby Grounds
2nd Leg
Saturday, 19th August
Jinja Dam Waters Rugby Grounds
3rd Leg
Saturday, 26th August
Legends Rugby Grounds
4th Leg
Saturday, 2nd September
Gulu Rugby Grounds
5th Leg
Saturday, 9th September
Makerere University Rugby Grounds
6th Leg
Saturday, 16th September
Legends Rugby Grounds
Participating Teams
Circuit;
1st Leg Core Teams:
HIMA Cement HEATHENS;
BETWAY KOBS;
TOYOTA BUFFALOES;
MAKERERE IMPIS;
PIRATES;
RIMULA RHINOS;
MUTONI WARRIORS;
RAMS;
SADOLIN MONGERS;
JINJA HIPPOS
1st Leg Invited Teams:
ENGSOL STALLIONS
KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY
2nd Leg Invited Teams:
WALUKUBA RUGBY CLUB
ELGON WOLVES
3rd Leg Invited Teams:
UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
4th Leg Invited Teams:
GULU ELEPHANTS
To Be Qualified
5th Leg Invited Teams:
To Be Qualified
To Be Qualified
6th Leg Invited Teams:
To Be Qualified
To Be Qualified
