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According to the Uganda Rugby Union’s findings, many potential players go under due to frustrations because of a lack of playing time.
The Uganda Rugby Union has proposed a loan policy that could greatly impact talented players who are suffocating under the ranks of top teams.
According to the union’s findings, many potential players go under due to frustrations because of a lack of playing time.
“The Ugandan player base is growing, and some players are facing difficulty getting playing time as their clubs of choice sometimes do not have space to field them,” URU explains.
“This,” they add, “has led to many players abandoning the sport as they languish in fringes of clubs, disappear in universities and institutes of higher learning or stay and in between clubs due to lack of an enabling exchange policy outside of transfers.”
Caps
The union is proposing to cap the number of players per club at 55 to cater for the senior and reserve teams and 40 for regional sides that don’t require reserves.
Currently, the top clubs - Heathens, Kobs and Pirates -have about 45-man squads for their two teams.
“It is, therefore, necessary to create a framework where clubs with large player bases can loan fringe players,” the union laid their proposal forward, adding that “if a 55-man cap with a loan policy is effected, players will trickle down from top six to bottom six and into championship sides …allowing all rugby talent a platform to show off.”
URU proposes an annual loan system that can lead to a permanent transfer.
The clubs will be allowed to terminate the contract at any time as long as they put a two-week notice that will be assessed by URU’s competition management committee.
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