Third round leaderboard:Group One*Willy Kitaka 224 (Uga)*Jules Mutesa 224*Afrodis Nyirinkwaya 226*Celestin Habineza 229Professionals*Emmanuel Ruterana -3*JB Hakizimana -2*Ernest Ndayisenga +3Group Two: First round *Bernabas Kariuki 73 Net*Arthur Barigye 74 *Anders Voigt 75 Group Three*Taylor Koonce 70 Net*Andrew Makaka 73*Eugene Rurengeka 73Ladies*Tom Abbidias 76 Net*Sandra 77 (Bur)*Gloria 77 (Uga)Overnight leader Celestin Habineza dropped to third place after day three of the RDB-Rwanda Open, but defending champion Jules Mutesa and Uganda’s Willy Kitaka moved into contention going into the final day.Having posted a 73 to lead the way on Thursday, Habineza played a 10-over-par on the third day to trail the leading pair by five shots.Both Kitaka and Mutesa posted a 76 on Friday to share the lead with a total score of 224, two shots ahead of Afrodis Nyirinkwaya, who carded a one-over-par to move into second place.In the professional category, Emmanuel Ruterana takes a one stroke lead over compatriot Jean Baptist Hakizimana going into the final day of the competition.Ruterana scored a two-over round of 74, while Hakizimana, who had moved into joint-lead on day two, carded 75 to drop one shot off the pace, he is -2 over all.Ernest Ndayisenga produced so far the best round of the tournament of 5-under-par to jump into third place with a +3 overall score.Meanwhile, yesterday’s afternoon heavy downpour forced play in groups two and three to be called off, meaning the first round will be completed today as the second round.
