Uganda Rugby is lacing up for the return of floodlights rugby with the Stone City 7s lined up for Friday night time.
Floodlights rugby had grow to be a staple on the Uganda calendar simply earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in early 2020, forcing a closure of all public occasions.
With the Stone City 7s lined as much as set the tempo for the 2026 National 7s collection, floodlights rugby is likely one of the methods to convey again pleasure for this model of rugby.
The final spherical of floodlights rugby had mouth-watering motion with Friday night time video games like that well-known 06-00 Heathens victory over the KOBs, or the 2020 Valentine’s Day encounter between the Buffaloes and Black Pirates that led to a 15-10 win for the Pirates at Kyadondo.
Since the return to motion on the native scene, followers and gamers haven’t been handled to floodlight motion, save for the Uganda Legends recreation in opposition to a touring UK Tritons English facet in late 2025. This is a chance for the so-called ‘Covid Fans’, a now-not derogatory time period coined to rattle latest rival followers, to take pleasure in aggressive night time motion for the primary time.
The Stone City 7s shall stick with it from Friday night time, by Saturday, and be concluded on Sunday morning. Thereafter, the Uganda and Tunisia U20 groups shall measure swords as they put together for the U20 Barthes Cup to be performed at Muteesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku, from August 5 to 16.
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