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Rugby Africa 7s Cup: Nigeria struggle as Uganda win first leg

Rugby Africa 7s Cup: Nigeria struggle as Uganda win first leg

Nigeria men's rugby team, the Black Stallions struggled to impress in the first round of the 2024 Rugby Africa Cup Sevens in Mauritius over the weekend. Coach Steve Lewis' men finished 10th in the 12-team table after losing all three games in Pool A while Uganda emerged victorious with 20 points. The Black Stallions started their first leg campaign in Mauritius with a 36-14 loss to...

Rugby: Nigeria to face Ghana in 2024 Olympic qualifiers

Rugby: Nigeria announce 12-man roster for 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers

Nigeria Rugby coach Steve Lewis has confirmed his squad list for the upcoming Africa Cup 7s Rugby tournament in Zimbabwe. Lewis summoned 12 players as the Black Stallions target a place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Zimbabwe this weekend. Richard Adeniyi-Jones, Aristide Goualin and Ogheneloyeme Macaulay are the three new players added to the squad that  reached the final of the pre-Olympics qualifiers in...

Steve Lewis appointed as Nigeria Rugby head coach

Nigeria Rugby coach Lewis eyes more home-based players in national team

Nigeria Rugby Coach Steve Lewis is hoping to add more local-based players in the national team in the near future as they prepare for the 2024 Olympic pre-qualifying tournament in Mauritius this weekend. The Black Stallions are currently holding a training camp in London with the squad filled mostly with players based in the United Kingdom. Only two players are based in Nigeria while nine are...

Rugby: Nigeria to face Ghana in 2024 Olympic qualifiers

Nigeria Rugby reveals squad for 2024 Olympic Pre-Qualifiers

Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) have announced a twelve-man team that will participate in the 2024 Olympic pre-qualifiers in Mauritius on June 24 and 25. It is the first squad named under coach Steve Lewis since his appointment last month. The Black Stallions team is made up of players based in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States and Lewis stated that the aim of...

Steve Lewis appointed as Nigeria Rugby head coach

Steve Lewis appointed as Nigeria Rugby head coach

The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation have appointed Steve Lewis as head coach of the senior male and female rugby national teams. The Scotsman previously coached the Black Stallions between 2012 and 2013, and qualified them for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Lewis’ first task will be to lead the men's and women's Sevens teams in the 2024 Olympic pre-qualifiers in Mauritius and Zambia in June...