Legends Rugby Grounds
Ezee Money Rhinos Vs Sadolin Mongers at 3:00pm
After shocking the defending champions Kobs, with a 28-15 victory in Entebbe, Sadolin Mongers are now set to resume the struggle away from home, when they take on Ezee Money Rhinos at Legends Rugby Grounds on Saturday.
Mongers head for this, their third premiership match, having won two in two. Unstoppable Adrian Wasswa who converted once, also slotting in a penalty in their recent outing, must impress again, as Coach Robert Powell looks forward to making an immense impact this season.
The Entebbe based side will also have to caution skipper John Wandicho who was sin binned against Kobs, springing hope for the opponents who attempted a comeback in the interval. New recruit Simon Wakabi could also start having impressed for the home victory.
Ezee Money Rhino’s task will be dominating the scrummage and line outs that Mongers capitalized on to defeat the reigning champions. Martiall Tchumkam ought to return for this encounter after missing the previous one against Mutoni Warriors.
Kevin Makmot will be vital for Rhinos conversions and penalty kicks having slotted three successfully for the previous two encounters. Paul Zimbe and Daudi Semwami who put up Man-of-the-match performance against Mutoni Warriors are expected to feature as the outfit seeks to defend their unbeaten status.
Rhinos ought to work on their handling in the flanks having dropped a couple of crucial chances against Warriors. The side will need to look into their positioning and tackling after having experienced two occasions that had their tries cancelled following infringements.
FACTS
The last time the duo met in the premiership was in the second half of last season. Rhinos and Mongers drew 19-19.
The first encounter between the pair that same season saw Ezee Money Rhinos win 14-9 at the House Of Pain in Entebbe.
In the second encounter, Mongers scored four penalties while Rhinos guided in three.
Rhinos were better in the scrummage winning 21 groups and 11 scrums, while Mongers won 14 groups and 6 scrums.
Mongers’ Andrew Olweny was crowned Man of the Match.
Ezee Money Rhinos are currently second on the table with 9 points in two matches while Sadolin Mongers are third with 8 points.
