Lions de Fer Rugby Football Club (RFC) out to claim Rugby League Title
The Lions de Fer ended on the last place in last year’s regular season KIGALI, Rwanda, March 21, 2019/APO Group/ --Rwanda Rugby Federation (RRF) (…
The Lions de Fer ended on the last place in last year’s regular season
KIGALI, Rwanda, March 21, 2019/APO Group/ --Rwanda Rugby Federation (RRF) (
)Lions de Ferout claim rugby league title after winning their opening match against Kigali Sharks last year’s league winner 14-12.
The Lions de Fer ended on the last place in last year’s regular season.
In an interview with this paper, Lions de Fer captain Umuhire victorein said they are prepared and ready for this year league. He explained that, “All our players are fit, and some of our players who joined our club have experience because they play for Rwanda Rugby National team Silverback like Hajali Jean Paul,Gasore Shariff who are good centers in backline and forward like Iradukunda Emmanuelle, and Kamanzi Didier (the National Team Captain).
Kigali Sharks RFC captain Hakizimana jean de Dieu (kabodi) urged that although they lost their first match of the league he congratulates his teammate for teamwork and commitment they showed against Lions de Fer and new coach Habumugisha Moise for his tactic of playing of strong pack and quick on defense.
Meanwhile,in Kigali thousand hills won 22-0 Remera Buffalloes while in the South League Resilience RFC clashed Puma kamonyi 57-5 and Muhanga Thunders RFF won 31-17 against UR Grizzlies university side.
The Rwanda Rugby National League will continue on Saturday 23
rd, March 2019, Thousand hills vs Kigali sharks, Remera Buffaloes vs Lions de fer RFC, Resilience RFC vs UR Grizzlies RFC, Muhanga thunders RFC Vs Puma Kamonyi RFC.
Media Contact:
About Rugby Africa:
Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.
