The Uganda World Cup hopes the World Cup in Nairobi

The defeat also saw Uganda lose the Elgon Cup to Kenya

Kenya 38 Uganda 22

The odds of Uganda qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2019 A severe blow Saturday after a 38-22 defeat against Kenya in Nairobi

It was the second defeat in the Gold Cup campaign with the first being 55-6 in Namibia in Windhoek last month. 19659007] John Duncan attributes defeat to team laxity in first half

Kenyan players celebrate their victory. Photo by Johnson Were

"We relaxed in the first half and conceded a lot of points and even when we played a better match in the second half, we failed to close the gap," he said. Duncan. We are coming back home to fix our mistakes and hope to win the remaining home games, "he added.

Uganda lost the match in the first period by conceding tests from Jacob Ojee, Davis Chenge , Samson Onsomu and Felix Ayange, first half 28-5 .The Ugandan test was scored by Philip Wokorach

The Ugandan fans were right to celebrate in the second half, the joy was short-lived Photo by Johnson Were

Aaron Ofwoyrwoth receives man's cup of Kenya Rugby Union President Richard Omwella's match. by Johnson Were

In the second half, Uganda has joined and managed to play better than the hosts, scoring three tries by Ivan Magomu, Michael Wokorach and Philip Wokorach who also managed to add a conversion to make 31- 22.

That gave hope to Uganda, but Kenya added an essay by Moses Amusala and a Darwin Mukidza conversion to confirm the win.

The defeat also saw Uganda lose the Elgon Cup to Kenya's Gold Cups against Tunisia on August 4, Morocco on August 11 and Zimbabwe on August 18 in Kampala to avoid relegation to rank B.