Rugby Tackling Life - RTL

29/07/2026

19/07/2026

In a repeat of last year's women's final, Christ Church-Yepa retained their RTL Community 7s title after a tight game against Tute pi Kwo.

In the men's category, Adyee Youth Group made it to their first final and dethroned Christ Church-Yepa.

Individual awards
Women's category
Best Tackler - Sharon Atimango (Adyee Youth Group)
Golden Boot - Monica Lamaro; 3 conversions (St James Church of Uganda-Dagwach)
Top Try Scorer - Gloria Ajalo; 5 tries (Christ Church-Yepa)
Most Valuable Player - Fiona Aciro (Tute pi Kwo)

Men's category
Best Tackler - Eric Omara (Tute pi Kwo)
Golden Boot - Geoffry Akera; 4 conversions (Tute pi Kwo)
Top Try Scorer - Jerick Rwotomiya; 4 tries (Adyee Youth Group)
Most Valuable Player - Chris Smalling Ojok (Christ Church-Yepa)

19/07/2026

The RTL Community 7s begun with an interactive Life Skills session, involving all the tournament participants, on drug abuse and the contribution it plays in teenage pregnancy, as well as, on the roles that youth play in ending child marriage.

A rugby clinic on safety in the contact area then followed to prime the players for the rugby action.

There was a medical and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) outreach held throughout the day in conjunction with Pajimo Health Centre III, with community members receiving free medical and SRH services.

17/07/2026

Tomorrow's theme at the RTL Community 7s at Agweng Primary School, Pajimo parish, Labongo-Akwang subcounty, Kitgum District is "United Beyond Rugby, End Child Marriage".

RTL has also partnered with Pajimo Health Centre III for free medical and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services to community members.

13/06/2026

The afternoon session started with the players watching the skills they had practiced in the morning being done by professionals (HSBC 7s). Afterwards they played games to apply everything that they had learned on pitch and via the videos to game situations.

13/06/2026

The RTL coaches trained yesterday ran this morning's S & C session and ball work session with select female and male players from village/parish teams from Mucwini, Mucwini West Labongo-Akwang and Kitgum-Matidi subcounties.

The players can replicate this back home.