The Uganda Rugby Cranes have been placed in Group C ahead of the Emirates Dubai Rugby 7s slated for December 2-3 in the United Arab Emirates.
Coach Tolbert Onyango’s team will face European opposition France, Ireland and Spain in Group C.
“Some of these teams are not new to us and we shall make sure we prepare well ahead of this event,” Onyango told Sports News Africa.
The coach made it clear that playing at the Commonwealth Games and the World Cup in Cape Town in 2022 has given his team good exposure and promised that his team will put up a good show in Dubai.
“Our team gets better and better with more exposure and experience,” added Onyango.
According to the groupings released on Monday the defending champions Australia are in Pool A alongside another team from East Africa Kenya, South Africa and Great Britain.
Record holders New Zealand are in Pool B with giants Fiji, Argentina and Uruguay, while Pool D has Samoa, USA, Canada and Japan.
The Emirates Dubai 7s which is part of the HSBC World Rugby Series returns to the United Arab Emirates following a successful 2021 season.
Meanwhile, the Uganda coach Onyango has already embarked on training with the 18 players he summoned. The Ugandan team will also feature in the Cape Town 7s slated for December 9-11th in South Africa.
Uganda’s team
Alex Atukunda, Ian Munyani, William Nkore, Michael Wokorach, Nobert Okeny, Desire Ayera, Aaron Ofoywroth, Adrian Kasito, Timothy Kisiga, Karim Arinaitwe, Dennis Etwau, Timothy Mugisha, Jacob Ocen, Tawfik Bagalana, Roy Kizito, Mubarak Wandera, Tukei Aaron, Philip Wokorach.
