Saturday, January 14
*Pirates Vs Heathens – Kings Park, 3pm
*KOBs Vs Walukuba – Legends, 4pm
*Hippos Vs Impis – Dam Water, 4pm
*Buffaloes Vs Rhinos – Kyadondo, 4pm
*Mongers Vs Rams – Entebbe, 4pm
Heathens will start their title defense against Pirates as the 2023 Uganda Rugby Premier League gets underway later this month.
Uganda Rugby Union has confirmed the fixture for the season that gets underway on January 14 at different venues.
Heathens beat previous holders KOBs 22-10 to finish last season unbeaten with 87 points.
They had won the league with a game to spare going into the final match-day.
Pirates finished the season in second with 77 points while KOBs settled for third place with 72 points.
Warriors were relegated to the second division after finishing bottom of the 10-team pile, having won once in 18 games!
Walukuba are the new comers this season and will be facing KOBs at Legends.
The first round will end on March 8 while the second round will kick off on March 11 before the season climax on May 13.
Among the mouthwatering clashes to look out for; Buffaloes will face Heathens in a Kyadondo derby on January 21 on Matchweek Two.
KOBs will host Heathens on January 28 and visit Pirates on February 25 on Matchweek 7.
Match-week Seven will also have the Busoga Derby between Walukuba and Hippos.
Full fixture
Past Winners:
1990 – KOBs
1991 – Heathens
1992 – Heathens
1993 – Heathens
1994 – Not held
1995 – KOBs
1996 – Impis
1997 – KOBs
1998 – KOBs
1999 – KOBs
2000 – KOBs
2001 – KOBs
2002 – Heathens
2003 – KOBs
2004 – Heathens
2005 – Heathens
2006 – KOBs
2007 – KOBs
2008 – KOBs
2009 – Heathens
2010 – Heathens
2011 – Heathens
2012 – Heathens
2013 – Heathens
2014 – KOBs
2015 – Heathens
2016 – KOBs
2017 – Heathens
2018 – Pirates
2019 – Heathens
2020 – Heathens
2021 – KOBs
2022 – Heathens
