Sammuel999
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Kenya vs Uganda duel is up this weekend and it's been anticipated since the last one in Kampala when Kenya 15s rugby team beat uganda at home was is 47-15
Portugal came to Nairobi and lost to Kenya XV 27-15
Kenya went ahead to Brazil and played with the National team in Sao Paulo and won 18-15
after that they jetted to Zimbabwe and clobbered Zimbabwe 47-15
but last weekend Kenya lost to Namibia 56-25 in the 85mins match
Now Uganda which played and won against Zimbabwe in a 34-27 loss
although Namibia beat Uganda in Kampala too 46-27
now the Ugandans are thinking of an away win this weekend in Nairobi
The Independent (Kampala) »
Tagged: East Africa • Kenya • Sport
• Uganda
Uganda: All-Out-War As Rugby Cranes Face Kenya Simbas
If there ever has been spine-tingling anticipation for a duel, count on this one.
Come Saturday, Rugby Cranes face Kenya Simbas at RFUEA grounds in Nairobi.
The anticipation couldn't be juicier; whereas Kenya is fresh from a Namibia thumping Uganda is off the back of a triumphant win in Harare.
Zimbabwe Sables fell 34-27 to the Cranes last Saturday, whereas Kenya had humiliated them 61-15 them two weeks back.
The Cranes are buoyant; having been written off my pessimists and good-for-nothing naysayers as the underdogs of the group, the boys put on a heart-stopping performance against African champions Namibia in Kampala, and even threw away a game they
could have won, then went on to thump Zimbabwe away.
The Rugby Cranes have never been so fired up! They intend to avenge the humiliating loss to Kenya in the first leg of the Elgon Cup.
As it stands, the Elgon Cup could be out of our reach now, owing to that 48-10 loss at Legends sports club. But in the Tier 1A tie, there is everything to die for. And that's the mission the Cranes are out to accomplish.
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That captain Brian Odong, a prop, was named man of the match in Zimbabwe, was a huge statement. The captain has assumed reigns of his ship, and he will see it to the dock!
On the other hand our noisy neighbours are understandably astonished at the resurgent Cranes. They lost miserably to Namibia which, by their own admission, were profoundly shocked by the Cranes in Kampala.
Apparently they did not know we could play rugby like that. On the evening, experience saved their day, but they picked a lesson, regrouped, and schooled a hardworking Kenya.
In the aftermath of the Kenya win in Harare, the Simbas moved two places in world rankings to 24. Then came the Namibia blow!
In contrast, Uganda's win over Zimbabwe boosted their rankings, eight places, to 42.
On that background the upcoming duel makes for a real match-up: it will be pound for pound.
The Simbas are seething from that loss and will be out to replicate what they did in Kampala, but that team has since morphed into a lethal force.
Portugal came to Nairobi and lost to Kenya XV 27-15
Kenya went ahead to Brazil and played with the National team in Sao Paulo and won 18-15
after that they jetted to Zimbabwe and clobbered Zimbabwe 47-15
but last weekend Kenya lost to Namibia 56-25 in the 85mins match
Now Uganda which played and won against Zimbabwe in a 34-27 loss
although Namibia beat Uganda in Kampala too 46-27
now the Ugandans are thinking of an away win this weekend in Nairobi
The Independent (Kampala) »
Tagged: East Africa • Kenya • Sport
• Uganda
Uganda: All-Out-War As Rugby Cranes Face Kenya Simbas
If there ever has been spine-tingling anticipation for a duel, count on this one.
Come Saturday, Rugby Cranes face Kenya Simbas at RFUEA grounds in Nairobi.
The anticipation couldn't be juicier; whereas Kenya is fresh from a Namibia thumping Uganda is off the back of a triumphant win in Harare.
Zimbabwe Sables fell 34-27 to the Cranes last Saturday, whereas Kenya had humiliated them 61-15 them two weeks back.
The Cranes are buoyant; having been written off my pessimists and good-for-nothing naysayers as the underdogs of the group, the boys put on a heart-stopping performance against African champions Namibia in Kampala, and even threw away a game they
could have won, then went on to thump Zimbabwe away.
The Rugby Cranes have never been so fired up! They intend to avenge the humiliating loss to Kenya in the first leg of the Elgon Cup.
As it stands, the Elgon Cup could be out of our reach now, owing to that 48-10 loss at Legends sports club. But in the Tier 1A tie, there is everything to die for. And that's the mission the Cranes are out to accomplish.
ARTICLE CONTINUES AFTER ADVERTISEMENT
That captain Brian Odong, a prop, was named man of the match in Zimbabwe, was a huge statement. The captain has assumed reigns of his ship, and he will see it to the dock!
On the other hand our noisy neighbours are understandably astonished at the resurgent Cranes. They lost miserably to Namibia which, by their own admission, were profoundly shocked by the Cranes in Kampala.
Apparently they did not know we could play rugby like that. On the evening, experience saved their day, but they picked a lesson, regrouped, and schooled a hardworking Kenya.
In the aftermath of the Kenya win in Harare, the Simbas moved two places in world rankings to 24. Then came the Namibia blow!
In contrast, Uganda's win over Zimbabwe boosted their rankings, eight places, to 42.
On that background the upcoming duel makes for a real match-up: it will be pound for pound.
The Simbas are seething from that loss and will be out to replicate what they did in Kampala, but that team has since morphed into a lethal force.