RUGBY 7s

The top performers from the 2023 Nile Special Sevens season

19:31 - 04 September 2023

Stanbic Black Pirates left Jinja with a double reason to smile after winning the Kyabazinga Sevens and the 2023 Nile Special title.

Pirates’ sisters Black Pearls matched their counterparts by emerging champion of the women’s edition.

Warriors and Avengers won the Challenger Cup titles.

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In the individual categories, Christine Akwedde (Thunderbirds) and Vincent Okello (Buffaloes) won the most valuable players’ gongs of the circuit while Lawrence Ssebuliba and Sarah Kirabo (Avengers) won the overall award.

Emily Lekuru (16) and Ssebuliba (12) scored the highest number of tries in Bugembe as the former and Walukuba Barbarians’ Ivan Bulima walked with the overall prize with 49 and 41 tries, respectively.

Congratulations @BlackPearlsRFC upon winning the 2023 #NileSpecial7s series. #UgandaRugby pic.twitter.com/VhP0c2qIWN
— Uganda Rugby Union (@UgandaRugby) September 3, 2023

Congratulations @Warriorsrugbyug upon winning the challenge cup of the #Kyabazinga7s. #NileSpecial7s #UgandaRugby pic.twitter.com/s07Vkaz7Te
— Uganda Rugby Union (@UgandaRugby) September 4, 2023

Guts Grit Gold

Here’s to your Overall MVP through out the circuits

Congratulations KIRABO SARAH ♥️#Avengers #Kyabazinga7s #NileSpecial7s pic.twitter.com/HjVT33DrIB
— Avengers RFC (@avengers_rfc) September 4, 2023

Congratulations Ivan Bulima of @WalukubaRugbyUg #NileSpecial7s #UgandaRugby pic.twitter.com/Cuw4opVznI
— Uganda Rugby Union (@UgandaRugby) September 3, 2023

Congratulations Akwede of @Thunderbirdsrug #NileSpecial7s #UgandaRugby #Kyabazinga7s pic.twitter.com/iEAlN1w5kn
— Uganda Rugby Union (@UgandaRugby) September 3, 2023

Congratulations @EmillyLekuru who is the overall top try scorer of the 2023 #NileSpecial7s in the women’s category. #UgandaRugby pic.twitter.com/1bm6AZC0lA
— Uganda Rugby Union (@UgandaRugby) September 3, 2023