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Rugby: Lions de Fer among men’s Team and Kigali Sharks women’s won GMT 2022 TROPHY

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On Saturday, May 21, the Rwanda Rugby Federation organized the Annual Competition for the Remembrance of the Genocide against the Tutsi, held at the Red Cross Stadium in Kacyiru. It is a Championship won by the Lion de Fer Team in the Men’s Division and the Kigali Sharks in the Women’s Division.

The last tournament was played in 2019 before Covid-19, and the other was won by Lion de Fer in the Men’s.

This time Rwanda commemorates the 28th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi, which was attended by 9 men’s and 3 women’s teams, while UR Nyagatare’s men’s and women’s teams failed to participate. , Lion de Fer in the Women’s category and the Goma Okapi Team in the Democratic Republic of Congo also did not participate in the Competition.

Men’s pools

Pool 1 Polol 2 Pool 3
1000 hills Muhanga Thunders UR Ruakara
Burera Tigers Lions de fer UR rwamagana
Kigali Sharks Rwamagana Hippos UR Huye

 

Women’s pools

Pool
UR Rukara
UR Rwamagana
Kigali sharks

 

 

In the first round, the teams that met between them in the Qualifiers in both categories, in the Men’s category 4 were the first to immediately qualify for the ½ Games, while in the Women’s category they were counted as the winners, who won the most Games.

Men’s pool Fixtures and results

Lion de Fer 20 – 00 Muhanga

  • UR Huye 5 – 5 UR Rukara
  • Kigali Sharks 00 – 00 Thousand Hills
  • Rwamagana Hippors 05 – 17 Muhanga
  • UR Rwamagana 00 – 24 UR Rukara
  • Burera Tigers 00 – 31 Kigali Sharks
  • Lion de Fer 43 – 00 Rwamagana Hippors
  • UR Huye 15 – 00 UR Rwamagana
  • Thousand Hills 38 – 00 Burera Tigers.

Women’s fixtures and results

  • UR Rukara 10 – 00 UR Rwamagana
  • Kigali Sharks 15 – 00 UR Rwamagana
  • UR Rukara 00 – 17 Kigali Sharks

After the Men’s pools games , the teams of; Lion de Fer, Kigali Sharks, UR Rukara and Thousand Hills immediately secured a ½-match ticket.

.    Lion de Fer 05 – 00 Kigali Sharks

  • UR Rukara 05 – 22 Thousand Hills.

 

In the final, Lion de Fer won the Cup against Thousand Hills 19-0, while the Kigali Sharks won third place with UR Rukara 17-00.

 

How the teams ranked in the Men’s category:

  • Winner: Lion de Fer
  • Runner up: Thousand Hills

. Third Place: Kigali Sharks

. 4th: UR Rukara

How the teams ranked in the Women’s category:

  • Winner: Kigali Sharks
  • Runner up: UR Rukara
  • Third Place: UR Rwamagana

Rewards for Promised Teams and Players:

Most Improved Team (Men): Burera Tigers

  • MVP (Men): Ikorikwishaka Patrick (Lion de Fer)
  • MVP (Women): Ubazimana Eulide (UR Rukara)

 

Rwanda Rugby

The Rwanda Rugby Federation (RRF) as the umbrella organisation that unites the entire rugby fraternity in Rwanda. RRF has been administering, developing and generally organising all rugby activities for 13 years now, not only through out Rwanda but on the continental level as well. The RRF has since grown further countrywide with over 600 active players, 60 female players, a robust fun club, ardent well wishers and intensive involvement in the development of the game in over 70 schools from all districts in Rwanda not to mention the RRF’s participation in community projects.

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