Ugandan International Adrian Kasito has extended his stay in France with Tricastin Rugby Club.

The 2022 Male Player of the Year moved to France in 2024 from KOBs RFC, where he had played all his senior career.

Kasito is a versatile player who has played wing, fullback and scrumhalf at the international level, and now for his club. 

Through social media, Tricastin Rugby announced that Kasito had been retained for the 3rd season.

“Adrian Kasito will continue the adventure with the club next season…he will continue his commitment to serving the team and bring all his energy to the field,” the caption partly reads from Tricastin via Instagram.

Kasito’s decision to stay with Tricastin comes after a period of significant personal and professional growth.

“It has been a challenging season, but I’ve grown from every part of it — the good and the tough moments. For me, rugby is bigger than anyone or any situation in the team, so I just want to keep giving everything I’ve got every time I step on the pitch,” said the utility back.

Additionally, Kasito recently made a big move, getting drafted into the India Rugby Premier League 7s.

However, this tournament coincides with the Rugby Africa Cup 7s for which Kasito had been selected to represent Uganda.

“Well, when I heard I’d been drafted for Season 2 of the India Rugby Premier League, I was both excited and grateful for the opportunity. Unfortunately, it overlaps with the Africa 7s, so I’ve made the decision to take the India opportunity and let other Ugandan players step up and prove themselves.

“I’ll be wishing the Uganda 7s the very best. Believe in yourselves no matter what, because that’s what makes you unstoppable,” Kasito notes.

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When Impis host Sharks in the league, it shall be a grudge match to prove the Makerere boys didn’t fluke that Uganda Cup win.

The Sharks are coming off a statement win over the Buffaloes, thanks to Daniel Kateregga’s penalty. They will hope to bring this momentum to Makerere and avenge that 24-19 loss at the hands of Impis in the group stage phase of the Uganda Cup.

For Impis, the walkover win against the Kakira Simbas last Saturday was not enough. They have the opportunity to go 5th on the table should they beat the Sharks at home, and the Heathens pick up a victory on the road against the Mongers in Entebbe.

In the Impis ranks are some interesting youngsters. Elvis Kumanya will be making his full senior debut for the Makerere side, while Nimrod Oboth and Magali Lamot shall feature after their exploits in the central schools league.

These players will have the backing of seasoned fly-half Henry Nsekuye pulling the strings.

The Sharks have named a starting forwards pack that’s almost befitting of the rugby Cranes. Seasoned campaigners like Saul Kivumbi, Cyrus Wathum and Wilobo Mukili are in the front row, while the lock pairing of Charles Uhuru and Arthur Mpande has seen brighter days before.

The backs are almost evenly matched, but the Sharks have the edge, thanks to that experience once again. Kenyan winger Humphrey Asiligwa has been a menace in the league, especially under the high ball. His opposite number, Philip Mutebi, will have a long day in office if he doesn’t silence him in the opening stanzas of the game.

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For the third straight season, Walukuba will finish 8th in the Rugby Premiership, regardless of their result against Black Pirates on Saturday.

As a matter of fact, Walukuba can’t drop to the Bottom 4 as they are 6 points ahead of fellow Jinja side Hippos. Similarly, they can’t climb higher in the Top 8 as they are 6 points behind Impis. This leaves Walukuba in a sticky situation, facing familiar foes, the Black Pirates, over 3 successive weekends.

For all the wonders that the Walukuba Barbarians have done in the 7s game, they are yet to break the ceiling in the 15s game since regaining promotion in the 2022 season. This season, they have come so close to collecting a few more wins, but have been hard done by in the final minutes of games, as was the case against the Mongers and Impis in Jinja, and recently against the Heathens at Kyadondo.

This inability to see out games has been a cause of concern for coach Leo Lubambula, who believes his side should do better at that stage of the game.

“There have been a couple of games that we’ve lost in the last minutes. One of the things we have to work on going into the playoffs is being able to win big games,” Lubamba noted after a painful loss to the Heathens last Saturday.

Going into their last fixture of the regular season, the Walukuba Barbarians have set their eyes on the bigger picture.

“We are looking forward to the quarterfinals. We promised ourselves to be in the semifinals, so we do not mind whoever we are going to play against in the quarterfinals, because we would have played everyone in the regular season,” notes Lubambula.

But first, Walukuba have to play the fixture in front of them at the Kings Park Arena on Saturday. Lubambula says that this is an important fixture for the Barbarians as they look forward to a strong finish to the regular season.

“We know there’s a strong possibility of meeting Pirates 100% again in the playoffs, so this match is a key pillar in our preparation. We want to build momentum, improve our systems, and lay a better foundation heading into the quarterfinals,” he remarked.

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