Kobs falter to allow Pirates close in
23-18 it ended as Heathens got their third win on the bounce after suffering the same number of defeats on the spin earlier in the season. PHOTO BY DEUS BUGEMBE
What you need to know:
- The result at Kyadondo must have been gladly welcomed by Pirates who were 20-10 winners. They now move to 28 points, two behind Kobs who play Impis next week.
- A try apiece from Isaac Massa and Baron Kasozi accompanied with a penalty try by Pirates handed Rhinos a second loss of the campaign, dealing them a big blow to their diminishing title chances.
Rhinos 10-20 Pirates
Rams 22-7 Warriors
Hippos 22: 29 Buffaloes
Heathens 23-18 Kobs
Impis 20-27 Mongers
KAMPALA. Betway Kobs suffered their first loss of the Nile Special Rugby Premiership at Kyadondo against Hima Heathens to allow Buzz Pirates cut the deficit on the log.
23-18 it ended as Heathens got their third win on the bounce after suffering the same number of defeats on the spin earlier in the season.
“Our season starts in the new year,” captain Michael Wokorach told Daily Monitor after a man of the match performance by wing Lawrence Sebuliba made the difference.
“We have had some problems that forced us back to the drawing board and as a team we sat and set a goal of winning the rest of our games,” he added.
Some of the fans taking drinks while watching the game between Hima Heathens and Betway Kobs at Kyadondo rugby grounds on Saturday. PHOTO BY EDDIE CHICO
For Kobs, apart from switching off in the second half, the men in blue also felt hard done by center referee Ramsey Olinga`s officiating.
“It’s true we did not have the best of games especially in the first half but some of the officiating was not fair,” said Kobs captain Brian Asaba after the game.
In a game of two halves, Heathens and Kobs exchanged leads a number of times before Sebuliba would seal it in the dying minutes of the game.
The result at Kyadondo must have been gladly welcomed by Pirates who were 20-10 winners. They now move to 28 points, two behind Kobs who play Impis next week.
A try apiece from Isaac Massa and Baron Kasozi accompanied with a penalty try by Pirates handed Rhinos a second loss of the campaign, dealing them a big blow to their diminishing title chances.
Elsewhere, Rams got their first win of the season with a 22-7 win against Warriors.
