Uganda women's national rugby sevens team

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For the men's team, see Uganda national rugby sevens team.
Uganda
UnionUganda Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Lady Cranes
Coach(es)Uganda
World Cup Sevens
Appearances1 (First in 2009)
Best resultBowl quarterfinals (2009)

The Uganda women's national rugby sevens team represents Uganda in international rugby sevens. They have previously participated in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens for the inaugural women's tournament.[1] Their current coach, Helen Buteme, was one of the players in the 2009 squad.[2]

Uganda competed at the 2019 Africa Women's Sevens which also served as an automatic Olympic qualification tournament for the winner. They unfortunately finished in 5th place.[3] The Lady Cranes will attend the .[4][5]

Tournament History[]

Rugby World Cup Sevens[]

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
United Arab Emirates 2009 Bowl Quarterfinalists 13th 4 0 4 0
Russia 2013 Did Not Qualify
United States 2018
Total 0 Titles 1/3 4 0 4 0

Women's Africa Cup Sevens[]

Women's Africa Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2013 Semifinalists 3rd 4 2 2 0
2014 Bowl Winners 5th 5 3 2 0
2015 Plate Semifinalists 7th 6 3 3 0
2016 Semifinalists 4th 5 2 3 0
2017 Bowl Winners 4th 6 2 4 0
Total 0 Titles 5/5 26 12 14 0

References[]

  1. ^ "The Road to Rugby World Cup Sevens: Women". ur7s.com. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Uganda: Nostalgic Buteme Returns to Scene of 2009 World Cup". allafrica.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Uganda names women's rugby squad for 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  4. ^ "Uganda Women's Sevens confirm participation in 2021 Safari Sevens". Kawowo Sports. 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  5. ^ "Uganda Women's squad for Safari Sevens named". MTN Sports. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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