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Rugby Memorial 7’s

Rwanda Rugby Federation

The Rugby fraternity will join the rest of the country in the 25th  commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi by holding a Rugby memorial 7’s which will take place in Kigali on  Saturday June 22nd , 2019 at kacyiru Red cross ground kick-off 9:00am.

The one-day competition will take place in Kigali at the  Red cross grounds kacyiru. This year’s competition will be contested by six domestic teams, one team from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Okapi Goma RFC) and one side from neighbours Uganda (RAMS RFC).

According to Tharcisse Kamanda, the President  of Rwanda Rugby Federation (RRF), the preparations for the event are in advanced stages and teams should expect stiff competition following the registration of foreign participants.

“This year’s tournament will be more entertaining for spectators and more competitive for participants since we have some teams from Uganda and DR Congo. So far so good in the preparations for the event,”

The tourney is organized every year, since 2013, in memory of members of the sports community who were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Rwanda Rugby Federation

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 since 2002, not only through out Rwanda but on the continental level as well. The RRF has since grown further countrywide with over 800 active players, 300 female players, a robust fun club, ardent well wishers and intensive involvement in the development of the game in over 240 schools from all districts in Rwanda not to mention the RRF’s participation in community projects.

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