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Uganda Ranks Number One of 2024 Africa Men’s Sevens Cup in Mauritius After First Round

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Uganda are deserved winners of the Africa Men’s Sevens title at Labourdonnais Sports Grounds in Mauritius when they beat Madagascar 31-12 in the first leg of the tournament.

Uganda started off by opening the scoring through an early try by  Aaron Ofoywroth who scored in the right corner after beating the defence.

The final was the first of two, with a second tournament, at the same venue, following next weekend.

Madagascar’s handling then probably cost them a possible early equalizer, but from a turnover they lost the ball, and Uganda quickly launched an attack.

In a tournament of good quality, the one problem seemed to be consistent good handling, and Uganda’s greater experience came to the fore in this aspect of the final.

A try by Adrian Kasito converted by the impressive  Philip Wokorach, as player and kicker, put Uganda firmly on their way to the title at 12-0.

Madagascar cut the lead to 12-5, but Wokorach then put Ofoywroth through for Uganda’s third try with a well-held pass on the switch for his sides third try, which was converted. The halftime lead was 19-5, but  Madagascar closed the gap with a converted try (19-12).

Then Okeny scored for Uganda, stretching their lead to 24-12. They went further ahead when Kisiga scored but the big comebacks that marked the Makis campaign did not materialise and when Kisaga scored again for Wokorach to convert, the score of 31-12 sent the message that the tournament’s best team had won.

  • South Africa took the Bronze medal after a comprehensive win against Burkina Faso, scoring 22 points after halftime in their 35-7 win.
  • Sebastiaan Jobb of South Africa was adjudged the most valuable player at the tournament.

Africa Men’s Sevens Results on Day Two

Quarterfinals

Uganda 10-10 Ivory Coast (Uganda won after extra time)

Kenya 7-12 South Africa

Cheetahs 21-24 Burkina Faso

Madagascar 12-5 Mauritius

Ninth places semifinals

Zambia 28-21 Algeria

Nigeria 19-5 Tunisia

Fifth place semifinals 

Ivory Coast 7-22 Kenya

Zimbabwe 42-7 Mauritius

Cup semifinals 

Uganda 12-0 South Africa

Burkina Faso 19-24 Madagascar

Finals 

11th place

Algeria 10-14 Tunisia

9th Place

Zambia 22-7  Nigeria

7th place 

Ivory Coast 24-19 Mauritius

5th place

Kenya 19-28 Zimbabwe

Bronze Medal

South Africa 35-7 Burkina Faso

Final

Uganda 31-12 Madagascar

To View Full Match:

Rugby Africa YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwRYv4dZ_yY

Rugby Africa Facebook: https://fb.watch/t3R5BreXaD/?mibextid=v7YzmG

To Access Images of Finals:  https://we.tl/t-aCCDJKeXlC

To Access Media Presentation: https://mauritius.rugby/medal-presentation-mauritius-sevens/

The overall winner of the 2024 Africa Men’s Seven’s tournament will be determined on Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7 at Labourdonnais Sports Grounds in Mauritius. All matches are available for streaming on the Rugby Pass TV, SuperSport Linear, MBC HD, Rugby Africa Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RugbyAfrique) and YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/c/RugbyAfrique).

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