The Uganda women's national rugby sevens team represents Uganda in international rugby sevens. They compete annually in the

Africa Women's Sevens The Africa Women's Sevens is the continental championship for women's international rugby sevens in Africa. The tournament sanctioned and sponsored by Rugby Africa (previously CAR) which is the rugby union governing body for the continent. The ...

, and have made an appearance in the

2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup was the fifth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as the host venue for the tournament ahead of bids from four other countries. The f ...

at the inaugural women's tournament.

History

Uganda has previously participated in the

for the inaugural women's tournament. Former coach, Helen Buteme, was one of the players in the 2009 squad. Uganda competed at the

2019 Africa Women's Sevens The 2019 Africa Women's Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament held in Monastir, Tunisia on 12–13 October 2019. The tournament acted as qualification for the 2020 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, which in turns serves as a qualification tourn ...

which also served as an automatic Olympic qualification tournament for the winner. They finished in 5th place. The Lady Cranes attended the 2021 Safari Sevens. In 2024, they participated in the

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series The World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby that includes men's and women's events. Sponsored by banking group HSBC, it is the second tier of competition below the World ...

; they placed fourth in the first round of the series which took place in Dubai.

History

Tournament History

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Women's Africa Cup Sevens

Players

References