🇺🇬 The 2026 #UgandaRugby XVs Champions A victory wall from elite club games to schoolboy breakthroughs in a single narrative tapestry What the graphic cannot fully carry is the texture behind the results. The emotional weight of one-point finals, the tactical battles that never show up in scorelines, the emergence of standout individuals who shifted matches without ever being named, and the administrative and financial pressures that shaped participation, especially in women’s rugby and relegation disputes.

We need to thank Namibia The expanded multi-nation #VictoriaCup2026 planned for Zimbabwe in October never materialised. But Namibia stepped up, delivering a valuable Test for the Sables. The tournament aimed to give Sables as many meaningful games as possible ahead of the #RWC2027. While the wider vision collapsed, Namibia’s cooperation helped preserve part of its purpose. Thank you, Namibia, for showing up.

🌍 11 Days to the #RAW7s2026… It’s the very last SVNS 3 qualifiers The highest-ranked team (excluding 🇿🇦) of the Rugby Africa Women’s 7s in Nairobi qualifies for HSBC DIV 3
 The top 2 men’s & top 2 women’s teams from SVNS 3 will be promoted to SVNS 2 #UgandaRugby #RugbyKE

🇺🇬 The #UgandaRugby Buffs sent their Senior 4 candidates off in style this evening. Since all the big heavy core #UCE2026 papers are mostly done & behind the candidates, a farewell 7s game was organized and Foreign Buffaloes RFC ran out 44-25 winners against the Class of 2026. The match had a funny tackle evasion style you can’t miss 🤣🤣

Rugby Africa seeks safeguarding experts @RugbyAfrique is inviting qualified professionals from across the continent to apply for positions on its independent Safeguarding Case Management Group. Applicants should submit a CV and cover letter to [email protected] by 13 Nov 2026. Full details and documents are available at rugbyafrica.org/careers/safe…. The group aims to strengthen protection for all rugby participants in Africa.

This is how all rugby games end 😂 and @Joseph_Maaniii doesn’t like it. But look at the number of missed conversions 🙌

🌍 WR rankings update - 26 Oct 2026 📌 Men’s biggest movers (Africa focus) 🇱🇸  Lesotho climbed one place to 88th after a 15-13 win over Eswatini in the opening match of the BOLESWA Tri-Nations Rugby Cup on Saturday. It was Likotola’s first Test win on foreign soil in 7 years  🇸🇿 Eswatini dropped two places to 99th as a direct result of that narrow home defeat. The BOLESWA tournament continues this week (🇱🇸 vs 🇧🇼 on Wednesday, 🇸🇿 vs 🇧🇼 on Saturday), so further movement is possible. 🇳🇦 Namibia slipped one spot to 27th after a near miss 36-33 loss to Zimbabwe. The Welwitschias pushed the Sables all the way in a five-tries-apiece thriller but fell just short. Zimbabwe continue their recent dominance in the rivalry.  📌 Women’s side 🇿🇦 South Africa moved up one place to 9th - a new record high for the Springbok Women. They lost 27-40 loss to Ireland on Saturday but Scotland Women had lost 38–31 to Australia in Friday. This was enough for the Springbok Women to overtake Scotland

🇰🇪 KUSF Western Conference Rugby 7s Hosted by Kaimosi Friends University (KAFU) on 24-25th October #EAUG2026 Final Standings (Men’s) 1. Champions: KAFU 2. Runners-up: Maseno University 3. Third: Rongo University Semifinals: *KAFU 27–00 JOOUST *Maseno 19–12 Rongo Final: KAFU 24–05 Maseno University

🇰🇪🇺🇬 These KUSF Western Conference rugby 7s - could they be Kenya’s university qualifiers for the #EAUG2026? @feaus_org @VarsitysportsUG #UgandaRugby #RugbyKE

We downloaded the MU Fan app and voted for 🇿🇼 Roseanna Hall She showed up for the Sables vs Namibia game at the NSS… now it’s our turn to show up for her. Let’s get her into the Top 30 through the Fan Vote. Download the MU Fan app, head to the “Vote” section, scroll down to Zimbabwe, and cast your vote. #MissUniverse2026 #RoseannaHall #VoteForRoseanna

🇿🇼🇳🇦🇰🇪 | Jerome Paarwater is not the first coach to lead more than one African men’s national XVs team. The South African coach has had 2 stints with Kenya’s Simbas (2013–2017 + 2023–2025) before taking charge of Namibia in 2026. Other notable examples include: Allister Coetzee: Springboks (2016–2018) + Namibia (2021–2024) Peter de Villiers: Springboks (2008–2011) + Zimbabwe (2018–2019) 📊 PAARWATER VS ZIMBABWE With Kenya 🇰🇪 2014: ❌ Kenya 10–27 Zimbabwe 2016: ✅ Kenya 61–15 Zimbabwe 2017: ✅ Kenya 41–22 Zimbabwe 2023: ✅ Kenya 48–7 Zimbabwe 2025: ❌ Kenya 23–29 Zimbabwe With Namibia 🇳🇦 2026: ❌ Namibia 33–36 Zimbabwe Paarwater helped Kenya reach a then-record World Rugby ranking of 22nd in 2016. His first stint also saw the Simbas come agonisingly close to qualifying for the #RWC2015

🇺🇬 Junior Cranes | Send-Off for #Dakar2026 This is #UgandaRugby’s first appearance in Olympic rugby. The boys will compete in Pool B against 🇦🇷, 🇫🇷 & 🇯🇵 at Complexe Iba Mar Diop from 1–3 Nov. The challenge is steep, but the squad arrives with fresh confidence after claiming back to back gold in the U18 boys’ category at the Safari 7s in Nairobi. Head coach Peter Ochol will lead a compact group that includes Victor Ampiire, Bonamy Asiimwe Bwambale, Trey Rugamba Gateja, Jeremiah Iragaba, Sanyu Katushabe, Moses Kibeti, Deogracious Muliira, Almadi Otema, James Tyron Ssebuufu, Shafik Okole and Abdulrahman Ongima.

🇺🇬🇦🇪 #UgandaRugby’s SVNS 3 hosting hopes dashed as Dubai takes the 2026/27 event WR & HSBC SVNS have confirmed that HSBC SVNS 3 will be staged in Dubai (27–28 November). This ends any realistic chance Uganda had of hosting the third-tier global event this cycle. For 🇺🇬, the focus now shifts fully back to qualification. The men’s side missed out after the final loss to 🇿🇼. The Lady Cranes still have their Africa Women’s 7s (SVNS 3 qualifier) coming up in 🇰🇪 Nairobi (7–8 November).

He literally said he’d wear the Springboks jersey because he couldn’t find his Sables one. Some Zimbabweans want his head on a plate. 🇿🇼🇿🇦 The rivalry is REAL. Meanwhile, in #UgandaRugby, we had a head coach wear a Springboks jersey while on national duty, and life went on normally. 😂

🇲🇦 The Moroccan Royal Rugby Federation held its 2025–2026 Ordinary General Assembly All items on the General Assembly's agenda were approved unanimously - Such as new programmes, funding commitments & competition reforms. Like elsewhere in rugby, the biggest challenge affecting clubs was identified as financial, second to that was the level of coordination among rugby stakeholders.

Congratulations on the win 🤝 Noticed that 🇺🇬 Gulu City Falcons did some colour changes to their logo

🌍 EAST AFRICA VARSITY GAMES | 14–20 DEC 2026 🇺🇬🇰🇪🇹🇿🇷🇼🇧🇮 etc 50 DAYS TO GO 📍Makerere University Rugby 7s will be among the sports on the program. Participants must be aged 25 years & below + enrolled in recognised diploma or degree programmes. 🇺🇬 Uganda last hosted the Games at Ndejje University (#EAUG2022) The previous edition was held at Maseno University in Kenya in 2024 - #EAUG2024, (check the results in the tweet below) 📌 The 2026 Games were initially allocated to the University of Dodoma in Tanzania but were reassigned to Makerere University following Dodoma’s withdrawal.