Ivan Magomu (born 6 September 1996) is a Ugandan rugby union player who plays as

flyhalf In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16– ...

for Black Pirates Rugby Club in the country's top tier rugby premier league and the men's fifteens rugby national team, the

Uganda national rugby union team The Uganda national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Uganda, representing them at rugby union. Rugby union was introduced by the British during colonial rule and Uganda played their first international game against Kenya in 1958. ...

known as the Uganda Rugby Cranes. He is the captain of the Black Pirates Rugby Club, a role he has served since 2018. Ahead of the 2021 Rugby

Africa Cup The Rugby Africa Cup is a two-year men's rugby union tournament involving the top 16 African nations based on their World Rugby rankings, it is organised by Rugby Africa. The tournament was first held in 2000. It was renamed the Rugby Africa Cup i ...

, Magomu was named Captain of the

. He has also previously played for the

Uganda national rugby sevens team The Uganda national rugby sevens team team won the 2022 Africa Mens 7s, which were World Cup and Commonwealth Games qualifiers. Uganda won the Africa Mens 7s on 23rd April 2022 at Kyadondo Rugby Ground. This tournament was played by 14 countries ...

and featured at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 in San Francisco, USA. and at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast,Australia (2018) Magomu has been described as one of the best flyhalves Uganda has ever produced, and has been compared to 2007

champion Edmond Tumusiime who has since admitted that Magomu is miles better than he was.

Professional career

Magomu holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Uganda Christian University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice(Bar Course) from Law Development Center. In 2021, he was named as a member of the legal commission of the Uganda Olympic Committee. He is a Young & Emerging Leaders Project (YELP) fellow in the LeO Africa Institute Class of 2023. Magomu is the current Captain of

Ivan Magomu confirmed as the new Uganda Rugby Cranes captain
''Ndibba Updates''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magomu, Ivan Living people 1993 births Uganda Christian University alumni Ugandan rugby union players