Uganda, April 21 -- Record champions Heathens will be the team to beat in the Nile Special Rugby Championship playoffs after emerging through the regular season as the only unbeaten side.

Heathens completed their regular fixtures with a hard-fought 27-18 win over their younger Kyadondo brother Buffaloes on Saturday.

The sixteen-time champions have almost been invisible this season, smashing everyone apart from Jinja Hippos who forced them to drop points in Jinja.

The Muhammad Athiyo's side will now face a tricky Walukuba Barbarians in a repeat of that nail-biting 21-17 win they registered in Jinja last month thanks to Michael Omollo's last-gasp try.

Jinja Hippos who have performed beyond expectations this season lost to their bogey si...