{"id":116916,"date":"2025-12-07T16:43:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T16:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/gisagara-vc-close-phase-1-at-the-top-after-kirehe-vc-win"},"modified":"2025-12-07T16:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T16:57:42","slug":"gisagara-vc-close-phase-1-at-the-top-after-kirehe-vc-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/gisagara-vc-close-phase-1-at-the-top-after-kirehe-vc-win","title":{"rendered":"Gisagara VC close Phase 1 at the top after Kirehe VC win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Gisagara VC ended Phase 1 of the Rwanda Volleyball League at the top of the standings after a dominant 3-0 win over Kirehe VC at Ste Famille Gymnasium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Southern Province side finished the opening phase with just one loss (APR VC).<\/p>\n<p>Gisagara controlled the match throughout, taking the first set 25-22 and the second 25-19 despite a brief pushback from Kirehe. Yakan Guma\u2019s team sealed the sweep with a commanding 25-10 third set. The defeat left Kirehe VC winless and bottom of the table with zero points.<\/p>\n<p>In other men\u2019s results, EAUR came from a set down to beat RP-Ngoma 3-1, while Police VC comfortably defeated Kigali VC 3-0 to close their phase strongly.<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s league, Kepler WVC crushed RP-Huye in straight sets (25-11, 25-18, 25-21), climbing to third place behind leaders APR WVC and Police WVC.<\/p>\n<p>Phase One regular season standings<\/p>\n<p>Women<\/p>\n<p>APR WVC \u2013 18 points<\/p>\n<p>Police WVC \u2013 15 points<\/p>\n<p>Kepler WVC \u2013 12 points<\/p>\n<p>RRA WVC \u2013 10 points<\/p>\n<p>EAUR WVC \u2013 6 points<\/p>\n<p>RP-Huye WVC \u2013 3 points<\/p>\n<p>Ruhango WVC \u2013 0 points<\/p>\n<p>Men<\/p>\n<p>Gisagara VC \u2013 20 points<\/p>\n<p>APR VC \u2013 19 points<\/p>\n<p>Kepler VC \u2013 19 points<\/p>\n<p>Police VC \u2013 18 points<\/p>\n<p>REG VC \u2013 13 points<\/p>\n<p>EAUR VC \u2013 10 points<\/p>\n<p>KVC \u2013 7 points<\/p>\n<p>RP-Ngoma \u2013 3 points<\/p>\n<p>Kirehe VC \u2013 0 points<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Gisagara VC ended Phase 1 of the Rwanda Volleyball League at the top of the standings after a dominant 3-0 win over Kirehe VC at Ste Famille Gymnasium on Saturday. The Southern Province side finished the opening phase with just one loss (APR VC). 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