Edwin B. Wabwire

CATHOLIC HYMNS - Entrance 1. Here We Are 2. Stand Up For Jesus 3. Simama Mbele

The apology to Becky Hammon should be as loud as the disrespect was on her when she said this about Jalen Brunson

Are you winding me up, bruv?? 🤣🤣

Counsel @PhillipKarugaba responds to Attorney General @KiryowaKk's presentation yesterday before the committee on legal affairs. He debunks the argument that the bill will only focus and affect foreign agents as referenced to section 22 of the Protection of Sovereignty bill.

Innocent Gwokto 😃

.@mongersrugby in 5th, @victoria_sharks in 6th place Do you think Victoria Sharks will leapfrog the Entebbe Mongers after MD9? #FatCatsPod

SUPER CLASH AT KYADONDO THIS WEEKEND - WHO'S YOUR MONEY ON? @BuffaloesRFC vs @ImpisRFC #FatCatsPod

Uganda Rugby Premiership Game Week 9 Build Up 🏉 @Warriorsrugbyug vs @piratesrugbyUG Last 5 Meetings • 2025 Week 7: Warriors 00-72 Pirates (Legends) • 2024 Week 3: Pirates 42-13 Warriors (King’s Park) • 2022 Week 10: Pirates 76-08 Warriors (King’s Park) • 2022 Week 9: Warriors 09-57 Pirates (Legends) • 2021 Week 4: Warriors 09-31 Pirates (Legends) Facts • Warriors, still in search of a first win of the season, host Pirates at 5D Ranch. The Warriors have already played 3 of last year’s semi-finalists in Heathens (Week 2), Hippos (Week 5), and KOBs (Week 8), and after Pirates, their remaining fixtures are against fellow relegation zone occupants Rhinos and Kakira Simbas. • In last season’s meeting, Warriors fell 00-72 at home in Week 7. Pirates’ 10 tries came from Frank Kidega (2), Jeremiah Okello (2), Isaac Jaden, Raymond Okello, Pius Ojeabulu, Haruna Muhammed, Sydney Gongodyo, and William Nkore. Nkore also added 20 points from the boot, after slotting 9 out of 11 attempts at goal, as Haruna Muhammed added 2 points from a conversion. • Pirates have won all 5 of the last meetings between the two teams dating back to 2021. Pirates have scored 43 tries to Warriors’ 2. • William Nkore has scored 49 points in Pirates’ last 5 games against Warriors, whereas Haruna Muhammed has scored 5 tries in those games. Warriors’ 2 tries in those games have come from Gabriel Aredo and Stephen Agwai. Powered by @isa_metrics 📸 Uganda Rugby #FatCatsPod

Venue change @Warriorsrugbyug vs @piratesrugbyUG 📍 @Kingsparkarena

Uganda Rugby Premiership Game Week 9 Build Up 🏉 @HeathensRFC vs @HipposRugbyClub Last 5 Meetings • 2025 Week 6: Hippos 38-22 Heathens (Dam Waters) • 2024 Week 3: Hippos 20-20 Heathens (Dam Waters) • 2023 Week 16: Heathens 07-00 Hippos (Kyadondo) • 2023 Week 5: Hippos 24-32 Heathens (Dam Waters) • 2022 Week 16: Heathens 32-08 Hippos (Kyadondo) Facts • Fourth-placed Heathens play last year’s Grand Final Runner-up Hippos in Week 8. • The game was initially scheduled to be played at Kyadondo but has since been moved to Jinja to ease Hippos’ financial distress. However, it is the second consecutive week where at least one scheduled game at Kyadondo has had to be relocated to another venue since the mid-year rains started. A total of 4 games have been moved from Kyadondo to other venues, including last weekend’s doubleheader that saw the Heathens vs Rhinos game played at Kyambogo and the Buffaloes vs Mongers game played at Makerere. • In last year’s Premiership, Hippos recorded a first-ever victory over Heathens, triumphing 38-22. Hippos scored tries through Julius Opio (2), Ayman Bagalana, Rahim Kaziba, and Isaac Rujumba, as Yasin Wasswa added 13 points from the boot. Heathens got 3 tries through former Hippos player Denis Etwau, Nicholas Kato, and Tony Okello, as veteran Chris Lubanga collected 7 points from the tee. • Hippos are unbeaten in their last 2 games, winning last year and drawing in 2024. • Yasin Wasswa and Michael Wokorach have each scored 25 points in the last 5 meetings between Hippos and Heathens. • Denis Etwau has scored a try each for either team, touching down for Heathens in last year’s meeting. He scored a try for Hippos against Heathens in 2022 Week 16, a game Hippos lost 32-08. Powered by @isa_metrics Courtesy photos #FatCatsPod

Uganda Rugby Premiership Game Week 9 Build Up 🏉 @TheKakiraRFC vs @RhinosRugbyUG • After awarding a walkover in Week 8, Kakira resume their Premiership campaign hosting 10th-placed Rhinos. • Kakira Simbas are out of playoff contention as they can’t accrue enough points from their remaining games to surpass Walukuba, who are on 19 points. Rhinos will be out of playoff contention if Walukuba Barbarians secure a draw or win in Week 9. • Rhinos have played 7 games against promoted teams since 2023, winning 3 and losing 4. 2023 was the last time they lost two games to promoted opposition, losing to Walukuba home-and-away. They have already lost to Impis in Week 7 this year. • Rhinos have only won once in their last 6 visits to Jinja in the Premiership dating back to 2023. In 2024 Week 5, Rhinos defeated Walukuba 27-24 at Abel Dhaira Stadium. Last year, the team lost both visits to Jinja (vs Walukuba in Week 7 and vs Hippos in playoff quarterfinal leg 2). • Kakira Simbas and Impis, the teams promoted from the Regional Leagues for the 2026 premiership, have each scored 10 and 19 tries respectively in their first 8 games. By comparison, Victoria Sharks and Elgon Wolves had 29 and 6 tries respectively in the first 8 weeks of last year’s Premiership. Powered by @isa_metrics Courtesy Photos #FatCatsPod

Where's @a_m_patrick???

The more things change, the more they stay the same. 🏉

Uganda Rugby Premiership Game Week 9 Build Up 🏉 @WalukubaRugbyUg vs @KobsrugbyUg Last 5 Meetings • 2025 Week 9: Walukuba 31-37 KOBs (Abel Dhaira) • 2024 Week 11: KOBs 30-20 Walukuba (Legends) • 2023 Week 15: Walukuba 07-50 KOBs (Abel Dhaira) • 2023 Week 1: KOBs 76-00 Walukuba (Legends) • 2018/19: Walukuba 00-61 KOBs (Abel Dhaira) Facts • KOBs make their second trip to Jinja to face off against Walukuba Barbarians. • Walukuba are yet to win a home game this season, with their best performance an 18-all draw against Victoria Sharks. • Walukuba have had a halftime lead in 6 of their 8 games this season, but have only had 3 wins to show for their efforts. • In last year’s meeting, KOBs won 37-31 in Week 9. Mark Osuna scored a hat-trick, as Benjamin Muwanguzi and Stuart Mwayi added a try each, and Joseph Aredo added 12 points from the tee. Gift Wokorach slotted 4 penalties and a conversion, as Shakim Sembusi, Matthew Oluka, and Issah Lukman provided the tries. Sembusi also added a conversion. • KOBs have won all 6 meetings between the two teams dating back to the 2018/19 Rugby Premiership. Walukuba conceded an average of 75 points per game in the first 3 meetings while scoring a total of 3 points in those games. However, in the last 3 meetings, Walukuba has scored 19.33 points per game, including 31 points scored in last year’s meeting. KOBs have scored an average of 39 points per game in the last 3 meetings. • Joseph Aredo has scored 36 points in the last 5 meetings between KOBs and Walukuba, whereas Gift Wokorach has scored 21 points for Walukuba. • Three different KOBs players have scored a hat-trick against Walukuba in the last 5 meetings: Mark Osuna (2025 Week 9), Pius Ogena (2023 Week 15), and Justin Kimono (2018/19 Week 13). Powered by @isa_metrics Courtesy photos #FatCatsPod

2026 RUGBY PREMIERSHIP HEAD TO HEAD 🏉 Ivan Bulima (@WalukubaRugbyUg) Mark William Lukwago (@KobsrugbyUg) • Fullbacks William Lukwago and Ivan Bulima have played against each other twice before, when Lukwago’s former team Mongers, met Bulima’s Walukuba Barbarians, 2023 Week 4 and 2025 Week 5. • Lukwago won the first meeting 27-25, but Bulima won last year’s encounter 47-30. • In games they have played against each other, Bulima scored a try in last year’s meeting. Lukwago has a goal-kicking success rate of 50% (5/10), collecting 12 points in their two meetings. Powered by @isa_metrics #FatCatsPod

Uganda Rugby Premiership Game Week 9 🏉 Can @WalukubaRugbyUg beat @KobsrugbyUg in Jinja ? #FatCatsPod

.@BuffaloesRFC enter Game Week 9 at the top, can they maintain top spot? Position 1 has proven to be slippery in the 2026 Men's Uganda Rugby Premiership #FatCatsPod

Three Team Drama 🏉 @NileRapidsRFC and @avengers_rfc will be looking to apply pressure on @Thunderbirdsrug Hot at the top 🔥 #FatCatsPod

Uganda Rugby Premiership Game Week 9 Build Up 🏉 @Mongersrugby 🔴vs 🔵 @victoria_sharks 2026 Premiership Win% 🔴 - 75.00% 🔵 - 57.14% Form 🔴 - WLWWL 🔵 - WWLLW Tries Scored 🔴 - 15 🔵 - 28 Tries Conceded 🔴 - 22 🔵 - 16 Top Try Scorer 🔴 - Shakim Ssembusi (03) 🔵 - Allan Olango (06) Top Points Scorer 🔴 - Shakim Ssembusi (80) 🔵 - Humphrey Asiligwa (65) Best Goal Kicking Success Rate 🔴 - Nathan Tendai (90.00%) 🔵 - Humphrey Asiligwa (65.52%) Facts • Mongers in fifth place host sixth placed Victoria Sharks in Entebbe. Both teams sealed their playoff qualification in Week 8. • In 2025 Week 10, Victoria Sharks defeated Mongers 22-19 in Entebbe. Robin Odrua contributed 14 points from the boot to accompany a try by David Sekitto for Mongers. Israel Makhoha scored a try and 12 points from the boot, while Stephen Kalema added a try to complete the points for Victoria Sharks. • Mongers won only 2 regular-season games in 2025, having won 8 the year before. This year, they have won 6 of their first 8 games. • In 2025, Mongers scored 2 tries per game in their first 8 games while conceding 4 tries per game. Outside the walkover they received in Week 6, Mongers have averaged 2.14 tries per game scored while conceding 3.14 tries per game. • Victoria Sharks have scored 28 tries (5th best) while conceding 16 tries (5th fewest) in the first 8 games of 2026. Last year, the Sharks scored 29 tries in their first 8 games and conceded 18 tries. Powered by @isa_metrics 📸 @UgandaRugby | @RoyCynthia78014 #FatCatsPod

Uganda Rugby Premiership Game Week 9 Build Up 🏉 @BuffaloesRFC vs @ImpisRFC Last 5 Meetings • 2024 Week 3: Impis 11-17 Buffaloes (Makerere) • 2023 Week 18: Buffaloes 14-03 Impis (Kyadondo) • 2023 Week 7: Impis 13-27 Buffaloes (Makerere) • 2022 Week 18: Impis 13-13 Buffaloes (Makerere) • 2022 Week 2: Buffaloes 14-14 Impis (Kyadondo) Facts • With three games remaining, Buffaloes host the 7th-placed Impis. • A win for Buffaloes coupled with a Mongers loss will guarantee that the men in red won’t finish below 4th place in the regular season, having finished 7th in the last 2 regular season campaigns. • A draw is enough to guarantee playoff rugby and safety for Impis. • Buffaloes have won 3 of the last 5 meetings with Impis, with the other two games ending in a draw. • There have been 10 yellow cards issued in the last 5 meetings between the two teams; Buffaloes receiving 8 and Impis receiving 2 (Newton Mwebaze and Stallone Arinaitwe). Of Buffaloes’ players to receive yellow cards in that run, only Aaron Tukei and Sean Mwebaze have featured for the club this year. • Henry Nsekuye has scored the most points for Impis in the last 5 meetings with Buffaloes, landing 20 points. Liam Walker has contributed 19 points for Buffaloes in those games. • Pius Mpoza (Impis), Douglas Musoke (Buffaloes), and Ivan Odhiambo (Buffaloes) have each scored 2 tries in the last 5 meetings between the two teams, the most of any player. Powered by @isa_metrics Courtesy photos #FatCatsPod

I hope we can get back the famous Wednesday Rock Night 🔥