It was not the results that Kigali Sharks wanted but it was the victory that Thousand Hills Rugby Club wanted, and they got it, much to the delight of team captain Jackson Bigirimana.

League champions Thousand Hills, claimed their trophy of the season beating tournament organizers, Kiali Sharks 14-5 in the final played on Saturday at Utexrwa ground in Kacyiru.

Thousand Hills captain Bigirimana said, "We’re delighted to have won a second title in period of two months. The Sharks 7s is a tournament to rejoice because it is a tournament we haven’t played in for long.”

"We have achieved the objective by playing just like what the coach wanted, we had pressure to reach the final which we did and went on to win the title. I can’t say the competition was easy except that it is not as competitive compared to previous years,” Bigirimana noted.

For their win, The Hills were awarded a trophy and a new ruby ball. In the semi-finals, Thousand Hills beat Lion de Fer 28-0 while Kigali Sharks beat Kamonyi Puma 26-0.

In total, 11 matches were played during the preliminary round; with Okapi from DR Congo defeating Lion de Fer 19-07, Muhanga RFC lost to Lion de Fer 5-19 and Puma beat Okapi 5-0.

Rwanda Rugby Federation, secretary general, Tharcisse Kamanda said the pre-season tournament was aimed at preparing the teams ahead of the national championship which kicks off in January.

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