Name: Racheal Kakaire Babirye
Nickname: Kaka
Occupation: Costings Officer
Date of birth: 25/01/1984
Home district: Iganga
Club: Thunderbirds
Height: 5’4
Weight: 61.5kgs
Position(s) in 7’s: Flyhalf, centre, winger
Rugby experience: 5 years
7’s Debut: Kampala CAR 7's '06
Number of 7’s tournaments: 4
15’s debut: versus Rwanda Feb '05
Number of 15’s caps: 6
How did you first get into rugby? I accidentally watched a rugby game one day and loved the way one player ran and tackled another: the next day I looked for a rugby club.
Favourite local rugby players(s): Michael Wokorach (MTN Heathens) & Allan Musoke (UTL Kobs & Uganda)
Favourite international rugby player(s): William Ryder, Percy Montgomery & Dan Carter
Rugby awards won: 2004 Kyadondo 7’s MVP, 2004 Thunderbirds Most Improved Player, October 2004 Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) personality of the month, 2005 Thunderbirds Highest points scorer, 2006 Uganda Rugby Union (URU) player of the year, Runner up 2006 & 2007 Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) 7s, Runner up 2007 Tunis 7s, Runner up 2008 Nelson Mandela Bay 7s.
Best rugby moment: Watching the Lady Cranes qualifying for the World Cup.
Worst rugby moment: Losing to South Africa in the final of the 2007 CAR 7’s.
How does it feel knowing that you are going for the World Cup? It’s a dream come true. It will be the greatest experience of my life and a great opportunity to be seen by the world.
What do you as an individual hope to do at the World Cup that will help Lady Cranes perform well? Work with the team and also take initiatives whenever there’s a chance. Attack madly and defend madly, tackle hard, look for gaps and run with all my strength.
What do you think Uganda’s chances at the World Cup are? Our chances are great. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Other interests/talents: I like reading novels and watching movies. I also play soccer.
Racheal Kakaire missed the qualifiers through an ankle injury but recovered to make it back onto the Lady Cranes squad for Dubai. Racheal has represented Uganda in football and her footballing skills come in handy as she can hoof the ball from one 22 to the other quite effortlessly. Racheal cherishes honesty, loves making friends and enjoys dancing in her free time.
Nickname: Kaka
Occupation: Costings Officer
Date of birth: 25/01/1984
Home district: Iganga
Club: Thunderbirds
Height: 5’4
Weight: 61.5kgs
Position(s) in 7’s: Flyhalf, centre, winger
Rugby experience: 5 years
7’s Debut: Kampala CAR 7's '06
Number of 7’s tournaments: 4
15’s debut: versus Rwanda Feb '05
Number of 15’s caps: 6
How did you first get into rugby? I accidentally watched a rugby game one day and loved the way one player ran and tackled another: the next day I looked for a rugby club.
Favourite local rugby players(s): Michael Wokorach (MTN Heathens) & Allan Musoke (UTL Kobs & Uganda)
Favourite international rugby player(s): William Ryder, Percy Montgomery & Dan Carter
Rugby awards won: 2004 Kyadondo 7’s MVP, 2004 Thunderbirds Most Improved Player, October 2004 Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) personality of the month, 2005 Thunderbirds Highest points scorer, 2006 Uganda Rugby Union (URU) player of the year, Runner up 2006 & 2007 Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) 7s, Runner up 2007 Tunis 7s, Runner up 2008 Nelson Mandela Bay 7s.
Best rugby moment: Watching the Lady Cranes qualifying for the World Cup.
Worst rugby moment: Losing to South Africa in the final of the 2007 CAR 7’s.
How does it feel knowing that you are going for the World Cup? It’s a dream come true. It will be the greatest experience of my life and a great opportunity to be seen by the world.
What do you as an individual hope to do at the World Cup that will help Lady Cranes perform well? Work with the team and also take initiatives whenever there’s a chance. Attack madly and defend madly, tackle hard, look for gaps and run with all my strength.
What do you think Uganda’s chances at the World Cup are? Our chances are great. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Other interests/talents: I like reading novels and watching movies. I also play soccer.
Racheal Kakaire missed the qualifiers through an ankle injury but recovered to make it back onto the Lady Cranes squad for Dubai. Racheal has represented Uganda in football and her footballing skills come in handy as she can hoof the ball from one 22 to the other quite effortlessly. Racheal cherishes honesty, loves making friends and enjoys dancing in her free time.
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