Uganda Men mirrored their Day One performance in the knockout phase of the 2025 World Rugby 7s Challenger Series opening round in Cape Town the next day: one big loss, one victory.

Team Uganda during the first round of the 2025 World Rugby 7s Challenger Series Credit: Zach Franzen for World Rugby

Portugal smoked them in the 5th-place playoff semifinal but they got the better of Japan in the 7th-place playoff final.

Uganda’s Day Two Results:

  • 5th-place Playoff Semifinal: Portugal 47-05 Uganda
  • 7th-place Playoff Final: Uganda 17-07 Japan

This hot-and-cold performance was just enough for them to finish within the top eight ranked teams in the tournament.

The second round will be played at the same venue this coming weekend on March 7-8.

Ernest Akorebirungi is a rugby reporter, presenter and commentator. Since 2019, he has covered multiple rugby tournaments locally, regionally and internationally, including the African Games and two Rugby...

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