Rhinos shouldn’t be defined by the poor start to the season so far, but by the remaining games they have yet to play.
The Rhinos have already faced the Victoria Sharks, the in-form Mongers,  then KOBs and Pirates on consecutive weekends. For a team that has lost key players like Davis Shimwa and Allan Olango to their direct rivals, this tough run of results shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Before the Enterprise Cup break, they have to play the Buffaloes and Impis, but it is against this weekend’s opponent, the Walukuba Barbarians, that the Rhinos hope to pick up a point, or 2 or 4.
Walukuba has managed to pick up a bonus point in 3 of the 4 games they played so far, while frustrating the Sharks to a draw.
When Walukuba travels to Kampala this weekend, they shall be without the services of their talismanic hooker, Edward Emiemu, who has travelled to South Africa for a high-performance program.
This single omission could prove advantageous to the Rhinos, especially at set-piece time, as Emiemu had grown into a strong pillar for the Jinja side.
The Rhinos must understand that there is going to be some pain before things get better, but for now, any point they can pick up would go a long way in changing the look of the log for them.