Uganda women's national rugby sevens team
The Uganda women's national rugby sevens team represents Uganda in international rugby sevens. They have previously participated in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens for the inaugural women's tournament.[1] Their current coach, Helen Buteme, was one of the players in the 2009 squad.[2]
| Union | Uganda Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Lady Cranes |
| Coach(es) |  Helen Buteme |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2009) |
| Best result | Bowl quarterfinals (2009) |
Uganda competed at the 2019 Africa Women's Sevens which also served as an automatic Olympic qualification tournament for the winner. They finished in 5th place.[3] The Lady Cranes will attend the 2021 Safari Sevens.[4][5]
Tournament History
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2009 |
Bowl Quarterfinalists | 13th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2013 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
References
- "The Road to Rugby World Cup Sevens: Women". ur7s.com. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "Uganda: Nostalgic Buteme Returns to Scene of 2009 World Cup". allafrica.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "Uganda names women's rugby squad for 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- "Uganda Women's Sevens confirm participation in 2021 Safari Sevens". Kawowo Sports. 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- "Uganda Women's squad for Safari Sevens named". MTN Sports. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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