The competition is the tenth edition of the annual memorial Rugby sevens organised to commemorate victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi who included sports personalities
KIGALI, Rwanda, June 7th , 2024 Rwanda Rugby Federation (RRF) has announced that this year’s Rugby, Genocide Memorial Tournament (GMT) will take place on June 8th at Camp Kigali school pitch.
The competition is the 10th edition of the annual memorial Rugby sevens organised to commemorate victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi who included sports personalities.
RRF President Tharcisse Kamanda said there will fixture 10both men Clubs and 6 women clubs including Men’s Lions de Fer,UR Grizzlies RFC, PUMA RFC, MUHANGA THUNDERS RFC , UR RUKARA RFC, KIGALI SHARKS RFC,RESILIENCE RFC, BURERA TIGERS RFC, RWAMAGANA HIPPOS RFC ,RAMS RFC from Uganda and Women Clubs including KIGEZI QUEENS WRFC from Uganda, UR GRIZZLIES WRFC, BURERA TIGERS RFC, KAMONYI PANTHERS WRFC, UR RUKARA WRFC, RUHANGO WRFC
“The competition will be exciting for the fans. We have invited two team RAMS RFC and KIGEZI QUEENS from Uganda, ”, he said.
The other 14 expected to grace the tournament are domestic clubs.
Last year, Lions de Fer RFC lift the trophy, and Lions head coach Kamali Vincent says they are ready to defend their title.
GENOCIDE MEMORIAL RUGBY 7’S FIXURES
| TIME | MATCH NO | TEAM A | VS | TEAM B |
| MEN KNOCK –OUT | ||||
| 9:00 – 9:14 am | 1 | LIONS DE FER RFC | UR GRIZZILLIES ( GROUP A) | |
| 9:16 – 9:30 am | 2 | RAMS RFC | MUHANGA RFC ( GROUP B) | |
| 9:32 – 9:46 am | 3 | KIGALI SHARKS RFC | RESILIENCE RFC ( GROUP C) | |
| 9:48 – 10 :12 am | 4 | UR GRIZZLIES | PUMA RFC ( GROUP A) | |
| 10:04 – 10:18 am | 5 | BURERA TIGERS RFC | RWAMAGANA HIPPOS (GROUP C) | |
| 10:20 – 10 :34 am | 6 | UR RUKARA RFC | RAMS RFC (GROUP B) | |
| 10:36 – 10:50 | 7 | RESILIENCE RFC | BURERA TIGERS ( GROUP C) | |
| 10:52 – 11:06 am | 8 | MUHANGA RFC | UR RUKARA RFC ( GROUP B) | |
| 11:08 – 11:22 am | 9 | KIGALI SHARKS RFC | BURERA TIGERS ( GROUP C) | |
| 11:24 – 11:38 am | 10 | RWAMAGANA RFC | RESILIENCE RFC ( GROUP C) | |
| 11:40 – 11:54 am | 11 | PUMA RFC | LIONS DE FER RFC (GROUP A) | |
| 11:56 – 12 :10 am | 12 | RWAMAGANA RFC | KIGALI SHARKS RFC ( GROUP C) | |
| WOMEN KNOCK –OUT | ||||
| 12:40 – 12:54 am | 13 | KIGEZI QUEENS RFC | UR GRIZZLIES ( GROUP A) | |
| 12: 56 – 13:10 am | 14 | KAMONYI PANTHERS RFC | UR RUKARA (GROUP B) | |
| 13:12 – 13:26 am | 15 | BURERA TIGERS WRC | KIGEZI QUEENS RFC ( GROUP A) | |
| 13:28 – 13:42 am | 16 | RUHANGO ZEBRA WOMEN | KAMONYI PANTHERS RFC ( GROUP B) | |
| 13:44 – 13 :54 | 17 | UR GRIZZLIES WOMEN | BURERA TIGERS WOMEN (GROUP A) | |
| 14:00 – 14 :14 am | 18 | UR RUKARA WOMEN | RUHANGO ZEBRA ( GROUP B) | |
| MEN SEMI – FINALS | ||||
| 14:16 – 14:30 am | 19 | WINNER GROUP A | BEST LOOSER | |
| 14:32 – 14:46 am | 20 | WINNER GROUP B | WINNER GROUP C | |
| WOMEN SEMI – FINALS | ||||
| 14:48 – 15:18 am | 21 | WINNER GROUP A | RUNNERS -UP GROUP B | |
| 15:04 -15:18 am | 22 | WINNER GROUP B | WINNER GROUP C | |
| THIRD PLACE | ||||
| 15:20 – 15:34 | 23 | MATCH 19 LOOSER MEN | MATCH 20 LOOSERWOMEN | |
| 15:36 – 15:50 | 24 | MATCH 21 LOOSER WOMEN | MATCH 22 LOOSER WOMEN | |
| FINALS | ||||
| 15:52 – 16:06 | 25 | MATCH 21 WINNER WOMEN | MATCH 22 WINNER WOMEN | |
| 16-08 – 16-22 | 26 | MATCH 19 WINNER MEN | MATCH 20 WINNER MEN | |