By Eric Ben Kakembo
Kelvin Balagadde, a second year Industrial Engineering student at Kyambogo University and a player who has featured on the Black Pirates Rugby club for two seasons now was astonished to receive a “call of duty” for his country on the national team after his marvelous performance in the last season.
Balagadde was captain of the St. Mary’s College Kisubi rugby team in his A level and an active player of Kings College Budo’s rugby team in O level. This news therefore came as no shock to his colleagues as they had witnessed his competence and gift.
Kelvin Balagadde had his first training session with the Uganda Rugby Sevens at Kyadondo Rugby Club.
The youthful star says the national team call-up is a golden opportunity for him to get better as a rugby player and admitted that he has only one shot to make the best out of this opportunity.
“I am excited. I have one shot at this. An opportunity for me to grow and be better as a Rugby player. And I hope to make the most out of it.” Balagadde said after his first training session with the national 7s side
He is also rumored to have earned head coach Tolbert Onyango’s favour with his show of hard work and dedication at club level and in the National Sevens Academy.
“His rise through the rugby ranks in the country has only just begun, and the sky will be the limit” Kratos Sports Rugby, a local rugby news outlet said of the star.
