Uganda women's national rugby union team

The Uganda women's national rugby union team, known as the Lady Rugby Cranes, are a national sporting side of Uganda that represents them at rugby union. The side played their first test against Rwanda in 2005.

For the men's team, see Uganda national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Uganda women's national rugby sevens team.
Uganda
Nickname(s)The Lady Cranes
UnionUganda Rugby Football Union
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current35 (as of 9 January 2023)
First international
Rwanda  0–92  Uganda
(Amahoro Stadium, Kigali; 26 February 2005)
Biggest win
Rwanda  0–92  Uganda
(Amahoro Stadium, Kigali; 26 February 2005)
Biggest defeat
South Africa  89–7  Uganda
(Bosman Stadium, Brakpan; 09 August 2019)
World Cup
Appearances0

History

Uganda played their first international test on 26 February 2005 against Rwanda in Kigali. They trounced the hosts 92–0 in their biggest win. The two sides met again in Kampala ten days later where hosts, Uganda, trounced Rwanda a second time 81–0.

Uganda and Kenya have competed for the Elgon Cup since they first clashed in 2006. In 2016, Uganda were ranked 39th in World Rugby's ranking.[1] They are currently ranked 35th.

Results summary

(Full internationals only, updated to 23 April 2023)

Uganda Internationals From 2005
OpponentFirst MatchPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin %
 Kenya200624821425040633.33%
 Madagascar2019101015150.00%
 Rwanda200522001730100.00%
 South Africa20132002101520.00%
 Zambia202211003617100.00%
 Zimbabwe20212200753100.00%
Summary2005321331655959340.63%

Results
For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.

Full internationals
Won Lost Tie/Draw
Test#DateUgandaScoreOpponentVenueEventRef
12005-02-26Uganda 92–0 RwandaAmahoro Stadium, KigaliTest[2]
22005-12-10Uganda 81–0 RwandaKyadondo Rugby Club, KampalaTest[3]
32006-06-09Uganda 24–0 KenyaKampala2006 Elgon Cup[4][5]
42006-08-12Uganda 3–0 KenyaNairobi2006 Elgon Cup[4][5]
52008-05-24Uganda 18–7 KenyaKampala2008 Elgon Cup[4][5]
62008-08-16Uganda 13–15 KenyaNairobi2008 Elgon Cup[4][5]
72009-08-15Uganda 5–38 KenyaRFUEA Ground, Nairobi2009 Elgon Cup[6][7][4][5]
82009-08-29Uganda 12–5 KenyaKampala RC, Kampala2009 Elgon Cup[6][8][4][5]
92010-05-08Uganda 10–10 KenyaKampala RC, KampalaTest[9]
102010-05-22Uganda 0–8 KenyaImpala Ground, NairobiTest[10]
112010-07-03Uganda 8–5 KenyaKyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala2010 Elgon Cup[11][12][4][5]
122010-07-10Uganda 8–16 KenyaRFUEA Ground, Nairobi2010 Elgon Cup[11][13][4][5]
132011-07-09Uganda 10–22 KenyaRFUEA Ground, Nairobi2011 Elgon Cup[14][4][5]
142011-07-16Uganda 29–10 KenyaKyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala2011 Elgon Cup[15][4][5]
152012-04-21Uganda 15–6 KenyaKampala RC, Kampala2012 Elgon Cup[16][17][4]
162012-04-28Uganda 3–15 KenyaRFUEA Ground, Nairobi2012 Elgon Cup[16][18][4]
172013-06-15Uganda 17–18 KenyaMoi International Sports Centre, Nairobi2013 Elgon Cup[19][20][21][4][22]
182013-06-22Uganda 13–8 KenyaKyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala2013 Elgon Cup[19][20][4][22]
192013-09-07Uganda 3–63 South AfricaEast London2014 World Cup Qualifier[22]
202014-07-12Uganda 15–33 KenyaKyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala2014 Elgon Cup[23][24][25][4]
212014-07-19Uganda 10–39 KenyaRFUEA Ground, Nairobi2014 Elgon Cup[23][24][26][4]
222015-06-13Uganda 5–5 KenyaRFUEA Ground, Nairobi2015 Elgon Cup[27][28][29][4]
232015-06-20Uganda 6–7 KenyaLegends Rugby Grounds, Kampala2015 Elgon Cup[27][28][4]
242019-06-22Uganda 13–44 KenyaJomo Kenyatta Stadium, Kisumu2019 Elgon Cup[30][31][4]
252019-07-13Uganda 5–35 KenyaKyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala2019 Elgon Cup[32][4]
262019-08-09Uganda 7–89 South AfricaBosman Stadium, Brakpan2019 Africa Cup[33][34][35][22]
272019-08-13Uganda 5–37 KenyaBosman Stadium, Brakpan2019 Africa Cup[34][36][22]
282019-08-17Uganda 15–15 MadagascarBosman Stadium, Brakpan2019 Africa Cup[33][34][37][22]
292021-07-14Uganda 41–0 ZimbabweKyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala2021 Africa Cup[38][39][40]
302021-07-18Uganda 34–3 ZimbabweKyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala2021 Africa Cup[38][39][41]
312022-10-25Uganda 36–17 ZambiaMuteesa II Wankulukuku Stadium, Kampala2022 Africa Cup[42][43][44][45][46]
322022-11-02Uganda 3–23 KenyaMuteesa II Wankulukuku Stadium, Kampala2022 Africa Cup[42][43][47][48][49]

Other matches
2004-12-04
Uganda XV 183-0[50] Rwanda XV
Kampala
2005-08-13
Ugandan Select XV 58-0 Kenyan Barbarians
Kampala

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