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Uganda has also since qualified for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, joining Kenya, which had already qualified. The competition was held after a two-year absence due to a battering Covid -19 pandemic . It was last played in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rugby Crane captain Micheal Wokorach thanked his teammates for fighting for the Ugandan flag. \u201cWe have made it. We have qualified for the Commonwealth and World Cup. The victory has shown that Uganda is a strong team. Every player has fought hard to make sure we win. I thank my fellow players for that heart,\u201d Micheal Wokorach stated after the finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uganda Rugby Union entered into a partnership with Uganda’s automakers Kiira Motors Corporation and visiting teams and including international match officials enjoyed the premium zero emission low floor city bus -the fully electric Kayoola EVs which offered shuttle services between the rugby grounds at Kyadondo and the teams’ hotel in Munyonyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of the Kiira Motors products now on the market include the much famed Kayoola EVs \u2013 the fully electric buses and the Kayoola Diesel Coaches (KDC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you want to buy a locally made durable bus (both electric and diesel ) please contact kiira motors Corporation at their home in Ntinda, Kampala Uganda.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Uganda Rugby Cranes defeated Zimbabwe 26-0 to win the African Rugby Sevens tournament at Kyadondo Rugby Grounds in Kampala<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[137,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","category-sports-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/crane1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7506,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/rugby-world-cup-the-dancing-she-cranes-to-face-champs-new-zealand\/","url_meta":{"origin":5491,"position":0},"title":"Netball World Cup: the dancing She Cranes to face champs New Zealand","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"December 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Uganda's dancing Uganda\u2019s She Cranes will face world champions New Zealand in the 2023 Netball World Cup. 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