Uganda U-20 Rugby XVs Coach Richard Lumu has trimmed his training squad (provisional) to 33 players ahead of the U-20 Barthés Trophy that will run from 9th to 17th April in Nairobi, Kenya.
80 players were called up for the maiden training session on 13th March, the squad was then trimmed to 40 and recently to 33 after respective drills. Four players will be let go in today’s session at the Makerere University rugby pitch, the Graveyard from 3 to 5 PM.
The selected players will continue the training campaign towards the event proper.
Uganda replaced Senegal in the upcoming continental rugby showpiece after the West African nation pulled out and the slot was given to the East African nation.
Uganda will join Kenya who are the title holders, Namibia, Madagascar, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia.
This will be the first U-20 Barthés Trophy to be graced by eight teams. The previous editions have been having fewer teams involved.
Uganda’s current provisional squad
PROPS
BYARUHANGA ALEXANDER
NKONTE JOEL HOSEA
LOUIS OBOI
EMMA KIYAGA
ALVIN RUKUNDO
HOOKERS
SEBIDANDI DERRICK
EDWARD EMIEMU
CHAMPARA HERBERT
LOCKS
TUMWEBAZE WINSTON
WANDERA BRIAN
OPIO JULIUS
FLANKERS
OCHIENG BLAISE
MWADEGHU CHARLES RYAN
ADEBUA VANI JOSHUA
OLARA DANIEL
AMPAIRE KEVIN
HALF BACKS
MICHAEL KALYANGO
SENTONGO ROBERT
YASIN WASWA
OKELLO DANIEL MALCOLM
OCHAN EMMA
MWEBAZE SHAUN ALVIN
KATEREGGA DANIEL
CENTERS
MUGUME RODNEY
KABOGOZA HASHIM
MUGOGO OWEN
OPIO THOMAS ARTHUR
OCEN ARNOLD JONES
WINGERS
STEVEN KALEMA
EDRINE LEMERIGA
KANSIIME JOSEPH MWESIGWA
FULL BACKS
OPILENI HOSSANA
KEMIS IBRAHIM.
