Uganda national rugby union team (sevens)
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The Uganda
national rugby union
sevens
is a minor national sevens side.
Uganda has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
national rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
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Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
is a minor national sevens side.
Rugby Sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Group D matches -| Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +65 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +44 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -28 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -65 | 5 |
- Tonga 26–19 South Africa
- Samoa 31–10 Uganda
- South Africa 63–7 Uganda
- Samoa 25–0 Tonga
- Uganda 24–14 Tonga
- South Africa 12–10 Samoa
Uganda has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.