The FEASSSA Rugby 7s and 15s matches will kick off on Saturday in Arusha Tanzania with two matches in the longer version and five in the shorter version set to be played.
Both competitions will adopt the round robin format with the matches being played across three days. The team that will have accumulated more points at the end of the fixtures will be crowned Champions.
Six team Competition
The 7s competition will have six teams with Kenya represented by two sides. Kenyan Champions Koyonzo and runners-up Butula will face off with Ugandan sides Ntare, Jinja SS and Hanna. Hosts Tanzania have Elerai as their representative.
On Day one , Elerai will play Jinja SS in the 7s opener while Ntare will tackle Koyonzo. Butula will have two matches against Elerai and Hanna.
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In the 15s category, two matches will be played. With Kenya not fielding a 15s side, Uganda will be represented by Makerere, Namilyango and Kings College while Elerai will represent Tanzania.
The first 15s match will see Makerere play Elerai as Namilyango tackle Kings College.
The sides will take a break on Sunday before resuming their action Monday.
FEASSSA 7s and 15s fixtures:
Saturday 17 September
Makerere vs Elerai – 15s
Namilyango vs Kings College- 15s
Elerai SS vs Jinja SS- 7s
Ntare vs Koyonzo – 7s
Hanna vs Butula- 7s
Elerai SS vs Butula -7s
Ntare vs Hanna -7s
Monday 19 September
Elerai vs Butula -7s
Ntare vs Jinja – 7s
Koyonzo vs Hanna -7s
Ntare vs Butula -7s
Koyonzo vs Jinja- 7s
Makerere vs Kings College -15s
Namilyango vs Elerai -15s
Wednesday
Elerai vs Kings College -15s
Namilyango vs Makerere -15s
Elerai vs Hanna -7s
Butula vs Jinja- 7s
Elerai vs Ntare -7s
Hanna vs Jinja 7s
Koyonzo vs Butula 7s
