For the first time this year, men’s pools for a stop on the 2025 Nile Special Uganda Rugby 7s Series do not have an outright pool of death.
There is a balanced spread of pedigree and form in the pools following the live draws held on NBS Sport on Monday morning.
Men’s Pools for 2025 Kyabazinga 7s (non-core invitational team):
• POOL A: Pirates, Rhinos, Elgon Wolves, Njeru Hurricanes*.
• POOL B: Walukuba Barbarians, Rams, Gulu City Falcons, Kakira Simbas*.
• POOL C: Hippos, Heathens, Eagles, Mbale Elephants*.
• POOL D: Buffaloes, KOBs, Mongers, Soroti Rangers*.
Heathens and Eagles have coincidentally been drawn in the same pool for all five stops thus far.
The invitational teams from the Eastern Region are Njeru Hurricans, Mbale Elephants, Soroti Rangers and rising giants Kakira Simbas.
Women’s Pools for 2025 Kyabazinga 7s (non-core invitational team):
• POOL A: Black Pearls, Avengers, Nile Rapids, Bududa Dragons*.
• POOL B: Thunderbirds, Walukuba Titans, She Wolves, Mbale Eagles*.
Pool A in the women’s competition has three Cup Final winners— Black Pearls, Avengers and Nile Rapids— battling for two spots into the knockouts.
Bududa Dragons will play their first ever top flight tournament alongside a returning Mbale Eagles outfit.
The Kyabazinga 7s, hosted by Walukuba Barbarians and Titans, will be played from September 6-7 at the Kyabazinga Stadium in Bugembe.
This will be a celebration of culture as the Busoga Kingdom welcomes royal twin princes born to Kyabazinga William Wilberforce Nadiope Gabula IV and his Inebantu Jovia Mutesi this Monday morning.
