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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>It was a baptism of fire for Zambia as Uganda\u2019s Rugby Cranes demolished Zambia 30-8 in the Victoria Cup in a game played at the Kings Park Area in Bweyogerere on Saturday afternoon.<\/b><\/p>\n

The hosts\u2019 captain, Ivan Magomu got the ball rolling and setting the tone when he converted a penalty but the Zambians responded in the same manner by scoring a penalty to equalize the score at 3-3 .<\/p>\n

Uganda took the lead again when skipper Magomu\u2019s tactical kicks took Uganda to a 6-3 lead when Eric Mulamula\u2019s try took the home side\u2019s lead beyond reach at 13-3.<\/p>\n

Timothy Kisiga\u2019s try ensured Uganda finished the first half with an 18-3 lead.<\/p>\n

In the second half, Uganda begun from where they had stopped when Mark Omoding scored an early try to take the game to 23-3.<\/p>\n

By this time, the visitors had been overpowered and had nothing to do to stop the Rugby Cranes that were raring to go.<\/p>\n

However, due to poor defending, the Zambians got a try to take the game to 23-8 but they were still far from catching the Rugby Cranes.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Uganda got a try that ensured they took the game beyond reach to 30-8 and the Zambians had nothing to do.<\/p>\n

Commenting about the game, Rugby Cranes captain, Ivan Magomu heaped praise on his teammates for a stellar performance.<\/p>\n

\u201c I would like to thank the boys for the spirited performance they put up. We started a bit slow but we picked up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Zambia captain, Ali Bhika said it is now time to correct the mistakes in the next game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a score line that we wanted, but it is upon us to see where we fell short and correct those errors,\u201d Bhika said.<\/p>\n

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