Uganda’s women’s rugby sevens team, the Lady Cranes, will return to the continental showpiece in Tunisia for the Africa Women’s 7s from 14-15 October.
The Lady Cranes have been drawn into the ‘group of death’ alongside reigning champions South Africa and last year’s second runners-up, Tunisia.
Uganda fell short of Commonwealth qualification after losing the 2022 semifinal 12-17 to Madagascar after extra time.
Uganda had earlier made easy work of their pool, defeating Zambia 15-05 and noisy neighbours Kenya 10-07 before beating Zimbabwe 10-00 in the quarterfinals.
Africa Women’s 7s Defending Champions
South Africa women, in April, captured back-to-back World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series gold medals at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
They earned core status in the World Rugby Sevens Series 2024, after beating Belgium 17-14 in the final.
Pools for Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens 2023:
Pool A: South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
Pool B: Madagascar, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana.
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