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Uganda to face giants at Dubai Rugby Sevens

Xinhua, November 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Uganda's national rugby team will face off giants at the 2016 Dubai Rugby Sevens tournament slated for Dec. 1-3.

The east African country was invited for the World Rugby Sevens Series leg in Dubai after they defeated Kenya, Zimbabwe and Namibia to lift the Rugby Africa Sevens title in October this year.

The team was drawn alongside South Africa, the United States and Scotland in Pool B.

"We are happy that our team will have chance to rub shoulders with the big teams in Dubai. This is good for the players and Ugandan rugby," coach Tolbert Onyango told Xinhua in an interview on Monday.

Onyango said his team has intensified training ahead of the event in Dubai.

Besides fielding a men's team, Uganda's women rugby players will also play in the tournament. Uganda has been in good form this year after winning a series of titles in neighboring Kenya. Enditem