Uganda, Feb. 17 -- She came. She saw. She conquered. January 19 will eternally be a memorable day in the life of Jinja's Nile Rapids as a team, but most importantly, Tina Akello, their talismanic flyhalf and captain.

Picture this. This year's Uganda Cup was their first ever national 15s tournament and they went all the way to winning it and in doing so, became the first team outside the central region to achieve the feat.

Hard to write about that final, a sweet 25-17 win over Avengers, without singling out Akello, who scored all the 25 points for her team. A try and 20 off the boot. Arguably the biggest solo show in women's rugby history in Uganda. See, Akello and Rapids are intertwined. Siamese twins. It actually is hard to write about...