2012 Victoria Cup

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2012 Victoria Cup
CountriesFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Matches played6
2011 (Previous)(Next) 2019

The 2012 Victoria Cup was a cancelled rugby tournament, originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2012 as the third Victoria Cup involving the national teams from Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda.

The tournament was cancelled after Uganda withdrew due to financial difficulties, [1] and was not revived until 2019. [2] [3] The only fixtures played in 2012 were the home and away Elgon Cup matches between Kenya and Uganda. All fixtures involving Zimbabwe were cancelled.

Schedule

The original schedule was for home and away fixtures in a double round-robin involving all three teams. [4]

DateHomeScoreVisitorVenueNotes
2012-04-21 Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg19–5Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Kyadondo RFC, UgandaElgon Cup opener
2012-04-28 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg12–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda RFUEA Grounds, KenyaUganda wins Elgon cup 19-17 on agg
2012-07-21 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgcancelledFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda All matches from July onwards cancelled
2012-07-28 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svgcancelledFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
2012-08-04 Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svgcancelledFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
2012-08-11 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgcancelledFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

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