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USSSA Ankole zone 7s 2nd circuit
St. Kagwa 00 Mbarara HS 41
Ntare B 12 Mbarara HS B 17 (Friendly)
Ntare A 00 Mbarara HS A 33
Mbarara HS B 28 Ntare B 07 (Friendly)
Ntare A 12 St. Kagwa 00
Final Standings after two circuits
1. Mbarara HS - 44 pts
2. Ntare School - 38 pts
3. St. Kagwa Bushenyi HS - 34 pts
4. Muntuyera HS Kitunga - 15 pts
Mbarara High School won the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Ankole zone schools rugby 7s championship in style, after going at the two circuits of the competition unbeaten.
The Chaapa boys had taken the first circuit by storm, winning all their three games undefeated and when they went into the second meeting, this time they won all the games without conceding a single point, where they beat hosts St Kagwa 41-0 and rivals Ntare School 33-0 to win the contest with 44 points.
Schools Rugby action
Record winners Ntare School that beat St Kagwa 12-0 settled for 2nd place with 38 points while St Kagwa came third on 34 points and newcomers Muntuyera High School Kitunga that did not turn up for the second circuit, finished last on 15 points.
Kitunga (In green and yellow) ended up with only 15 points
There was no girls action as the sport that has remained on a low key in the region, is yet to attract girls teams.
"We are still working hard to make sure that we have more schools take on rugby in the region starting from Masaka down to Kigezi and we are happy that in Masaka ithas picked up while in Ankole and Kigezi, the traditional schools have stayed put which has attracted a few more teams and we hope we shall achieve our targets," said Uganda rugby union western region development officer Timothy Iraka.
The top three teams that is Mbarara High School, Ntare School and St Kagwa automatically qualify for the USSSA national Ball games II rugby competitions due in Tororo starting July 9-19 while the forth side Muntuyera Kitunga can negotiate their way through a request.
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