Uganda Rugby Cranes suffered a 24-10 loss to Japan on Saturday in their last Group E match at the on-going 2018 World Rugby Sevens Series qualifier in Hong Kong.
Uganda Rugby Cranes will face at uphill task when they battle Olympic Games gold medal winners Fiji, Wales and Sri Lanka at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
The Rugby Cranes kick started their 2017 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens Rugby campaign in style with a 29-0 win over Tonga in a Group E game on Friday.
The event which takes place April 7-9 will see the team also battle Jamaica and Germany in the group. We have prepare well and we know the hurdle in Hong Kong will not be an easy one, team coach Tolbert Onyango told URN on Friday.
Phillip Wokorach was in good form to score two tries and two conversions to guide Uganda to victory against Japan in the semi final of the 13th place contest at the on-going Dubai 7s event.
Uganda Rugby Cranes have advanced to the quarter finals at the 2016 Olympic Games for rugby qualifiers on-going in the South African capital Johannesburg.