Susan Muyama, a Panther who at the moment is too far away to be with us shares with us ...

Girls, I am so glad to see how well all you guys are doing. You all look fit. I miss most the smell of the pitch. The wind in my ears and Claire's cheeky grins. The feel of playing on the wet pitch. I MISS IT! I MISS IT!

Gym, wow, Gina! You go girl. I can't say much but I thank God that you guys have made the choice to be different and take-over a male dominated arena. I hope to join next season. But looks like i'll get beat up on pitch. :-) i look forward to the pain. And the tries. God BLESS all you Black Panther angels. xxxxo!

Gym instructor Shao

He likes to say 'Don't break my heart, sweetie' when one is on the verge of giving up. If that doesn't work he says, 'I'm going to kill you girl'. Either way, he gets his way.

Irene doing her favourite exercise

Hack squats - the only exercise Irene does without squealing.

Beatrice shaping her legs

The path to shapely legs is a steep one ...

Euro Panthers versus Pound Panthers

Black Panthers split into 2 teams (Euros & Pounds) to play against each other during the Kitaka Memorial 7's last weekend. It came down with rain just after our game started but despite the wet ball and slippery conditions we were still able to entertain spectators with slick moves, hard running and big tackles. Euros won the game 15 - 00.

Euros (in white)

Fort, Emma, Gladys, Claire, Charlotte, Beatrice, Irene.

Pounds (in blue)

Rose, Aisha, Sexy, Gina, Brenda, Helen, Neva, Loy.

Regina striving to put on some much needed muscle mass

Gina (weighing in at 44 kgs and less than 5 feet tall) is the tiniest but one of the most lethal members of the Black Panthers squad. The speedster has recently begun a campaign to hit 50 kgs before she turns 18 at the end of next year. Here she works at alternating dumbbell presses to fill out her arms. Good luck Gina!

Claire pressing the bench

Coach Shao helps Claire out with the bench press.