Hana International School are the Federation of East African Secondary Schools Sports Association FEASSSA Rugby 7s Champions after emerging top in the round robin tournament.
The Ugandan side went into the final day with an upper hand as they had two games in hand and were on top of the standings. Final day wins against Elerai SS (33-0) and Jinja SS (21-12) saw them win the title.
Koyonzo win East African silver
Kenyan Champions Koyonzo High School finished second in the FEASSSA 7s after picking 12 points. Koyonzo’s first loss in the shorter version came against Hana on Monday and put a dent to their hopes of bagging the title on their maiden appearance.
Koyonzo coached by Oscar Okaron and Elly Okwemba beat Butula High School 21-7 on the final day to grab the second spot.
It was their third successive win over Butula, they had earlier beaten Butula in the Western Region finals and in the National finals.
Koyonzo Rugby Tea m after winning the Nationals. Photo Courtesy/Koyonzo.
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Jinja SS bagged a bronze while Butula finished fourth in the competition held in Arusha.
In 15s, Namilyango were crowned Champions after winning three matches. They defeated Makerere University 14-0 to end the tournament with 14 points.
Namilyango 15s team. Photo Courtesy/ Philip Kairu.
FEASSSA Rugby results:
Saturday 17 September
FEASSSA Rugby 15s
Elerai 0-5 Makerere
Namilyango 24-5 Budo
FEASSSA Rugby 7s
Ntaare 0-17 Koyonzo
Elerai 10-26 Jinja SS
Hannah 26-7 Butula
Koyonzo 15-12 Elerai
Hannah 29-12 Ntaare
Monday Results
FEASSA Rugby 7s
Elerai 5-26Butula
Ntaare 0-17 Jinja
Koyonzo 15-19 Hannah
Ntaare 5-25 Butula
Koyonzo 10-7 Jinja
FEASSA Rugby 15s
Makerere 5-22 Budo
Namilyango 27-3 Elerai
Wednesday 21 September
FEASSSA Rugby 15s
Elerai 3-33 Kings College -15s
Namilyango 14-0 Makerere -15s
FEASSA Rugby 7s
Elerai 033 Hanna -7s
Butula 7-12 Jinja- 7s
Elerai 5-19 Ntare -7s
Hanna 21-12 Jinja 7s
Koyonzo 21-7 Butula 7s
East African Rugby Games Medal List:
Rugby 7s:
- Hana International – Gold
- Koyonzo – Silver
- Jinja SS- Bronze
Rugby 15s:
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- Namilyango – Gold
- Buddo – Silver
- Makerere – Bronze
