Two trial matches between Uganda and Tunisia will set the tone for the guests’ preparations forward of the 2026 Barthes Trophy after the Tunisian Underneath-20 workforce arrived within the nation.
The primary match might be performed on Sunday, July 26, at Kyadondo Rugby Grounds, whereas the second is scheduled for Thursday, July 30, at a venue but to be confirmed.
The 2 video games might be adopted by joint high-performance coaching classes in August as each groups step up preparations for the continental age-grade event.
Tunisia’s go to is a part of a wider technical trade between the 2 unions aimed toward bettering participant growth by way of aggressive matches and shared coaching.
The partnership between Uganda and Tunisia dates again to 2023 when the Rugby Cranes and Girl Cranes toured Tunisia for 2 15-a-side internationals every. The tour ended with each unions signing a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation and help the expansion of rugby throughout Africa.
The collaboration will proceed later this 12 months when Tunisia’s Ladies’s Sevens workforce returns to Uganda in September for a high-performance coaching camp with the Girl Cranes Sevens forward of the Rugby Africa Ladies’s Sevens Championship.