Newly appointed Simbas coach Ian Snook will be in his first international action as Uganda hosts Kenya in the oldest Elgon Cup first leg in Kampala’s Legends Rugby Club this Saturday.
With a fortnight, Kenya will host the return leg, which will also act us Rugby Africa Gold Cup fixture at the RFUEA Ground with both teams preparing for the upcoming Rugby Africa Gold Cup which this year serves as the African qualifying round for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
Snook together with his assistant Murray Roulston will to oversee their preparations after they had been holding a series of internal trial matches and composition a national team through various training.
Both teams are expected to name their players on Wednesday in the fixture that has been played since 2004, named after Mount Elgon which straddles the borders of Kenya and Uganda.