Victoria Cup Champions Uganda Rugby Cranes picked a 20-14 in a test match played on Wednesday in Tunisia.
Uganda got on the scoresheet through a penalty try while Joseph Aredo landed a try that was converted by captain Ivan Magomu . Magomu managed a penalty while Liam Walker also managed a penalty.
Uganda coach reaction
After their 20-14 victory against Tunisia in a test match, Rugby Cranes Coach Fred Mudoola admitted that Uganda’s 15s Rugby team had not been active for a long time but are working hard to match Tunisia’s level. He praised Tunisia as a good team with excellent players, who train in France.
He also mentioned that their match against Tunisia was good, timely, and hard.
“15s Rugby Uganda has not been active for a very long time. Tunisia is a good side, it is ranked higher than Uganda. The game was good and extremely hard. Most of Tunisia’s players played in France so their level is slightly high. Uganda is not far off, they are striving hard to reach Tunisia’s level,” he stated.
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Cranes’ captain Ivan Magomu also commended Tunisia players as strong and experienced and made their game tough but they won due to determination and their strength.
“It has been really tough playing away from home. The Tunisians were strong to us, it was not easy. We kept our guard and we were successful at the end of this day,” said Ivan Magomu.
Uganda activities
Uganda Rugby Cranes have been active this November where they beat Zambia and later stunned Kenya Simbas 21-20 in a hotly contested final match of the Victoria Rugby Cup played at Kings Park Arena in Kampala , November 5, 2023. They proceeded to the Elgon Cup competition where Kenya Simbas managed to beat them 20-13.
On Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023, the Rugby Cranes embarked on their inaugural tour in Tunisia.
Their ongoing tour is part of the efforts to have the national 15s team play more international games with the aim of increasing the number from two or three in a year to seven.
