The Stone City 7s Pools have been drawn forward of the graduation of the National 7s in Jinja.
In the brand new restructured format, the boys’s groups have been diminished to 12 groups in 3 swimming pools of 4 groups every, whereas the ladies’s groups have been elevated to eight groups in 2 teams of 4 groups.
These groups will battle it out in 6 stops throughout the nation, beginning in Jinja, then culminating in a grand finale, the Kakaba Coronation 7s, at Muteesa II Stadium, Wakulukuku.
With the brand new swimming pools of solely core sides comes intense competitors. Every crew is a viable contender, however the competitors is stiffer in some swimming pools than in others on the Stone City 7s.
In the Men’s competitors, Pool B is trying just like the fiercest, with the Heathens, who completed second final 12 months, coming in opposition to a rejuvenated KOBs and Mongers aspect.
In the ladies’s competitors, Pool A is the one to look out for, because the defending champions, the Thunderbirds, must take care of the Walukuba Titans who have been final 12 months’s shock package deal, whereas the Nile Rapids appear to have bought their act collectively administratively.
New Format Explained
In this new 12-team format, the highest 2 sides in every pool shall robotically qualify for the quarterfinal stage.
These two shall be joined by the two best-placed third groups throughout the teams utilizing a Match Point System. Here, each consequence and level inside the group on the group section issues because it contributes to the rating forward of the knockout section of each event.
In the occasion of groups tying on factors after the group section, the 2026 Uganda 7s Manual offers for numerous methods wherein this may be settled to search out the higher-ranked crew. First, the crew with the higher total factors distinction shall proceed to the subsequent section. In case of one other tie, the attempt distinction shall be thought-about subsequent. If the tie persists, total factors scored within the pool stage, then total tries scored within the pool stage, and thereafter a coin toss if all of the aforementioned measures fail.
Stone City 7s Pools
Men
- Pool A: Walukuba Barbarians, Rhinos, Hippos, Victoria Sharks
- Pool B: Heathens, KOBs, Mongers, Mbale Elephants
- Pool C: Buffaloes, Black Pirates, Eagles, Rams
Women
- Pool A: Thunderbirds, Walukuba Titans, Nile Rapids, Mbale Eagles
- Pool B: Avengers, Black Pearls, She Wolves, Ewes
