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Heathens has scooped eleven titles since then and remains the team to beat as they seek their 12th this year.
Stanbic Black Pirates are on course to win this year’s Nile Special National Rugby Sevens title if they go on to reach the semifinal of the Kyabazinga Sevens in Jinja over the weekend.
This is the 22nd edition since the 2001 season, which Heathens won.
Overall, the Kyadondo side has scooped eleven titles since then and remains the team to beat as they seek their 12th this year.
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01:37 - 02.09.2023
RUGBY 7s Pirates, a step closer to winning the 2023 Nile Special National Rugby Sevens
Stanbic Black Pirates go into the Nile Special Kyabazinga 7s leading the pack with 112 points ahead of Heathens and Kobs
However, Heathens, who were pipped by Jinja Hippos last year, have not lifted the country’s second-most prized rugby trophy for over a decade.
The last time they won it was in 2013, when they completed a hat trick after scooping three years in a row.
Since then, Kobs has won five times as Pirates, Buffaloes, and Hippos grabbed their maiden titles in 2014, 2018 and 2022, respectively.
In Jinja, Heathens will hope against all odds for the Pirates to be stopped before the semifinals as they put their stakes to go all the way and win the leg for a chance at the overall trophy.
We look at all the previous winners by year;
2001- Heathens
2002- Heathens
2003- Heathens
2004- Heathens
2005- Heathens
2006- KOBS
2007- Heathens
2008- Heathens
2009- Hearhens
2010- Impis
2011- Heathens
2012- Heathens
2013- Heathens
2014 Buffaloes
2015- KOBs
2016- KOBs
2017- KOBs
2018- Pirates
2019-KOBs
2020- Cancelled due to covid.
2021- KOBs
2022- Jinja Hippos
2023 - ???
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