Kyadondo Rugby Club is a rugby union ground in Kampala , Uganda .
17-658: It was built in 2000. Facilities include the main ground, a training pitch and a club house. The ground is home to several club teams, among them Heathens RFC , a leading rugby club in Uganda. The venue has also hosted home games of the Uganda national rugby union team , but the Uganda Rugby Union is considering hosting games at the National Stadium or Nakivubo Stadium due to limited capacity of Kyadondo. The club has also been
34-448: A concert venue, witnessing performers such as Beenie Man . Kyadondo Rugby Club was one of the two scenes of the July 2010 Kampala attacks carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final . The second attack, consisting of two explosions in quick succession, occurred at 11:18 pm at Kyadondo Rugby Club, where state-run newspaper New Vision was hosting
51-497: A long history of rugby participation dating back to even before the first official rugby match was ever played in 1958. The Uganda Rugby Football Union (URFU) as it was known then was formed in 1955. There were no clubs formed at the time and games were frequently played between representative sides from Kenya and Tanganyika (Tanzania at the time) but most notably against the Royal Navy and some British and South African Universities. In
68-578: A long shared history of rugby. For much of their history, they have relied on each other for club, inter-district, inter-territorial and international matches, as well as combining their resources to create a regional squad called "the Tuskers". The three East African countries, at the time, each had membership in the Rugby Football Union of East Africa (RFUEA), an umbrella union for the three nations both before and after they each achieved independence in
85-654: A national sporting side of Uganda , representing them at rugby union . Rugby union was introduced by the British during colonial rule and Uganda played their first international game against Kenya in 1958. They have not yet qualified for the Rugby World Cup . Uganda compete annually against Kenya in the Elgon Cup and the Africa Cup . The Rugby Cranes won the CAR in 2007. Uganda has
102-400: A screening of the match. According to eyewitnesses, there was an explosion near the 90th minute of the match, followed seconds later by a second explosion that knocked out the lights at the field. An explosion went off directly in front of a large screen that was showing the telecast from South Africa, killing 49 people. The discovery of a severed head and leg at the rugby field suggests that it
119-1168: A total rugby playing population of approximately 22,000. With the formation of the Confederation of African Rugby (now known as Rugby Africa) in 2000, the Ugandan Rugby Union also became automatic full members. Uganda's biggest winning margin was to come in 2003 when Uganda beat Burundi 100-0. Uganda would later post its worst defeat in 2005 against South Africa; Uganda scored 10 points to 98 for South Africa XV. Uganda 2022 Africa Cup squad Akera Komaketch, Joseph Aredo, Arthur Mpande, Asuman Mugerwa, Aziku Robert, Tawfik Bagalana, Chissano Joachim, Emmanuel Ecodu, Emong Eliphaz, Paul Epilo, Thomas Gwokto, Juuko Jude, Kanyanya Ronald, Kato Reynolds, Khani Aziziz, Colin Kimbowa, Ivan Kirabo, Saul Kivumbi, Ivan Magomu (Captain), Manano Alhaji, James Mugisha, Jacob Ochen, Uhuru Charles, Timothy Oodongo, Faragi Odugo, Pius Ogena, Okia Solomon, George Scott Olwuoch, Michael Otto, Joseph Oyet, Alema Ruhweza, Lawrence Ssebuliba, Santos Ssenteza, Wanyama Conrad, Philip Wokorach For
136-648: The Africa Cup which is the main 15-a-side competition for African national teams. Rugby Africa was founded in 1986 as the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Africa. It was renamed Rugby Africa in December 2014. The President of Rugby Africa is the Herbert Mensah from Ghana. The Confederation of African Rugby ( French : Confédération Africaine de Rugby )
153-556: The 2017 series, the Africa Cup fixture between Kenya and Uganda will double up as the second leg of the Elgon Cup. Rugby Africa Rugby Africa is the administrative body for rugby union within the continent of Africa under the authority of World Rugby , which is the world governing body of rugby union. As of 2018 , Rugby Africa has 37 member nations and runs several rugby tournaments for national teams, including
170-585: The early 1930s there was only one rugby club in Uganda called the "Uganda Rugby Football Club", which later became "Uganda Kobs Rugby Football Club" and then its name was changed to "Kampala Kobs Rugby Football Club". Most rugby games were played in Entebbe. The East Africa team played some of the best sides in the world, including the British Lions in 1955, South Africa in 1961, and Wales in 1964. The three African Great Lakes countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have
187-537: The early 1960s. Until independence, each was regarded as a colonial possession of the British Empire rather than an independent nation. The first official match between Uganda and Kenya took place in 1958 played in Kampala a game Uganda lost; Uganda scoring 11 points to 21 for Kenya. Uganda Rugby Union formally Uganda Rugby Football Union, become a World Rugby formally International Rugby Board affiliate in 1997 and now has
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#1733092339696204-601: The mainly white South African Rugby Board and the mainly black South African Rugby Union). In March 1992 these were formally combined to form the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU). The Confederation now has 37 member nations. The African Rugby Charter was signed by the President of CAR, Abdelaziz Bougja , the then President of the South African Rugby Union (SARFU) Brian van Rooyen, in
221-656: The opportunity to play the sport of Rugby Football. World Rugby full members who are part of Rugby Africa: World Rugby associate members who are part of Rugby Africa: World Rugby non-members who are part of Rugby Africa (full or affiliate member): World Rugby suspended members who are part of Rugby Africa: Non-member countries working with the governing body (Rugby Africa non-members too): Defunct African National Rugby Union Teams Tournaments run by Rugby Africa include: The CAR formed agreements in 2014 which allowed member unions from Anglophone and Francophone nations in Africa to access training programs within
238-685: The presence of former South African president Nelson Mandela , and the South African Minister of Sport, Makhenkesi Stofile . We, the undersigned, hereby confirm our commitment to realising the potential of African rugby... THAT, on this day, the creation of the African Leopards, Rugby Union in Africa will develop its own heroes and heroines; THAT, developing rugby nations throughout Africa will be assisted with adequate human and physical resources to develop their playing potential at all levels; THAT, every African boy and girl may soon have
255-530: The sports academies and administrative headquarters of the South African Rugby Union and French Rugby Federation , respectively. These agreements, designed to foster rugby development across the continent, were signed in January 2015, and followed earlier arrangements with the SARU and French club Castres Olympique which were made in 2006. The African Leopards are a representative team from Africa which aims to promote
272-476: Was a suicide attack carried out by an individual. A third unexploded vest was later found. 0°19′30″N 32°36′25″E / 0.32500°N 32.60694°E / 0.32500; 32.60694 This article about sports in Uganda is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This rugby union team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Uganda national rugby union team The Uganda national rugby union team are
289-698: Was officially launched in January 1986 in Tunis . The inaugural members at the meeting were Ivory Coast , Kenya , Madagascar , Morocco , Senegal , the Seychelles , Tanzania and Tunisia . A meeting was held in July 1992 in Casablanca with the view of integrating the SARFU into the confederation. South Africa had been denied entry until this time because of the government policy of apartheid (South African rugby had been governed by
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