Five New Players on Commonwealth Rugby Team

Rugby Cranes 7s coach John Musoke has named five uncapped players in his provisional squad for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India later this year.

Among them is Entebbe Mongers' eighth man Andrew Olweny who is finally being rewarded for his stellar performance in other Nile Special Rugby Premier League over the past two seasons.

ock Ambrose Kakuru, Olweny's teammate at Mongers, also made the grade as the team starts training this Sunday for the October games. Tobias Senkima (G4S Pirates), Lenny Kikonyogo, Ronald Mussajja and Francis Odong, all from Rhino, are the other new names on the team which will be trimmed to 12 before making the trip.

"My selection is based on experience, size and skill," Musoke told a media briefing in Lugogo yesterday. The players include; Joel Anguyo, Ambrose Kamanyire, Lawrence Wakabi, John Paul Semakula, Moses Soita, Timothy Ddumba, Dan Canowira. Michael Wokorach is also part of the 19.