Uganda’s Girl Rugby Cranes Sevens have acquired a big increase forward of the 2025 Rugby Africa Ladies’s Sevens Championship with the return of talismanic centre and former captain Peace Lekuru.
The match, set for November 15–16 on the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, Kenya, will see Uganda battle for continental glory and a possible ticket to the 2026 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Sequence.
Peace Lekuru in motion
Photograph by Hassan Wamwanyi
Lekuru’s inclusion couldn’t have come at a greater time because the dynamic and highly effective backline is contemporary off signing knowledgeable contract with York Valkyrie in England’s Betfred Ladies’s Tremendous League marking a historic milestone as the primary Ugandan to play within the Betfred Ladies’s Supper League. She brings a wealth of expertise, management, and professionalism to the Ugandan facet.
Head coach Charles Onen has named a 12-player squad mixing skilled campaigners with rising expertise. The facet retains a lot of the core group that featured within the 2024 Safari 7s, with only a few strategic adjustments.
Alongside Lekuru, Samiya Ayikoru additionally returns to Sevens obligation after a stint within the 15s format, including depth and flexibility to the backline. In the meantime, Unity Namulala steps in to fill the void left by the absent Consolation Angayika and Tina Akello, each unavailable on account of accidents and tutorial commitments.
Captain Agnes Nakuya will as soon as once more lead from the entrance, supported by vice-captain Lydia Namabiro, because the staff seeks to mix physicality within the forwards with pace and creativity within the backs.
Uganda will compete in Group C, dealing with Zambia and Burkina Faso within the pool levels earlier than progressing to the knockout rounds. With a top-two end securing qualification for the 2026 Challenger Sequence, each match will carry excessive stakes.
Uganda’s Squad for the 2025 Rugby Africa Ladies’s Sevens
Forwards:
• Lydia Namabiro (vc)
• Yvonne Najjuma
• Fazira Namukwaya
• Agnes Nakuya (c)
• Grace Nabaggala
• Suzan Adong
Backs:
• Sandra Amoli Lona
• Juliet Nandawula
• Peace Lekuru
• Janat Nandudu
• Samiya Ayikoru
• Unity Namulala
