That will be the question on both the players and fans’ minds as the top league duo meet in a highly anticipated encounter this Saturday. According to rugby veterans, Dmark Kobs versus MTN Heathens is a game so unpredictable, that it may cost a betting fanatic his house, car and wife altogether — especially because this fixture barely respects form, but rather highlights a fierce rivalry.
According to MTN Heathens Captain Micheal Wokorach, this particular game may breed surprises and unexpected winners depending on who will give it their all. “We are playing Kobs and it will be a very hard game. Either side could win,” he told Kawowo Sports. M
TN Heathens and Dmark Kobs last faced each other in the Nile Special Uganda Cup, late august 2013 with an eighth title Heathens clinched thumping their rivals 17-7.
Dmark Kobs and MTN Heathens have neither lost nor drawn any league game this season. Precisely, both have won all their five leagues and only one could keep this record to next weekend with the expectation of a draw at Legends, 4:30pm.
DMark Kobs lead the table while MTN Heathens are second, one point less. DMark Kobs seem to have an upper hand in Saturday’s game based on a simple comparison of the damage each left unto new league entrants,Lira Bulls.
Dmark Kobs overwhelmingly thrashed Lira Bulls 152-0 while Heathens beat the same side 70-12. A fan should expect a series of battles between Kobs’ Scott Oluoch and Heathens’ Mathias Ochwo (enforcers); Kobs’ Brian Odongo and Heathens’ Asuman Mugerwa (props), Kobs’ Joseph Aredo and Heathens’ Benon Kizza (full backs), Kob’s Oscar Kalyango and Heathens’ Micheal Wokorach (centers).
Other Fixtures Sadolin Mongers Vs Lira Bulls at Entebbe (House of Pain), 4.00PM. Both Sadolin Mongers and Lira Bulls have lost all their previous five league games. Toyota Buffaloes Vs Ezee Money Rhinos at Kyadondo, 4.30pm Both recorded their first losses in five games against Heathens and Kobs last weekend respectively. .
