Over the Weekend, Jinja-based Walukuba Barbarians left the Kings Park Arena with a bleeding nose after being thumped by the Stanbic Black Pirates.
The fervently contested week 7 bout ended 29-21 in favour of the incredible sea robbers who made good use of the first half where most tries were bagged, not forgetting the precious home advantage.
Immersed with endless tackles and scrums, Marvin Odong, the head coach for Stanbic Black Pirates described the game as a well-fought session that managed to bring another win home.
Odong said that though the performance is not the best his team would give, he is optimistic because it’s good enough to make the next opponent tremble.
Next in the line will be the Stanbic Black Pirates will be facing off with Toyota Buffaloes on Saturday, 23rd March 2024 (4:00 PM).
“I’m happy we got a win, it’s good for us but as a coach, I think we still have a lot more to
do on the pitch. We have a number of things that we need to improve, especially making
sure that all 16 men are firing. Surely we shall be more dangerous than we have
been today,” Odong said, adding they are not worried about the coming matches because
the zeal and commitment of sailing to the top keeps rising each and every day.
Umar Balikanda, a match referee from Uganda Rugby Union, described the face-off as a good, tight and well-contested game.
“I love the fact that all the teams came in; they all wanted to win this game. I have a feeling it’s one of these games, where one makes a mistake, and the other team utilizes it. Both teams need to do better so they can lower the number of penalties coming from minor mistakes like collapsing a scrum, offside, among others which can easily be handled by the coaches.”
About Black Pirates:
The Black Pirates are a big family that includes the Sailors who play in the division league
and the Black Pearls who are our sister club and participate in the Women’s league that happens every year.
The Black Pirates are the winners of the Bell Uganda Cup 2007, Uganda Cup 2016 and
2017, a treble year, in which they won the Nile Special Premier League, Guinness 7s and Makerere 10s.
