Irish gain lead over Zimbabwe at rain-hit Stormont
BELFAST – A last-wicket partnership of 47 helped Ireland to a 28-run first-innings advantage against Zimbabwe after day two of the Test at Stormont.
Andy McBrine (28) and Matthew Humphreys (27 not out) plundered late runs as the Irish made...
Zim suffer blow as star flyhalf Prior and two key forwards ruled out of...
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KAMPALA – New Zimbabwe flyhalf Ian Prior, who has smoothly settled into the Sables line-up, will miss the Rugby Africa Cup final against Algeria here on Sunday to attend to other matters.
The 33-year-old halfback has made a...
Ireland limit Zimbabwe to 210 on rain-shortened first day of Belfast Test
BELFAST — Fast bowler Barry McCarthy took 3-42 to help Ireland dismiss Zimbabwe for 210 on a rain-shortened first day Thursday of their historic one-off cricket Test.
Zimbabwe was 97 without loss after lunch but collapsed and lost its last...
PLAYER RATINGS: HOW THE SABLES FARED IN HISTORIC WIN OVER NAMIBIA
BY BRIAN MATAMBA
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s empathic 32-10 win over Namibia on Wednesday in the Africa Cup semi-finals, a first victory for the Sables over their greatest rival in over two decades, produced quite a number of heroes across the...
Ex-Springboks assistant coach says ‘exposure’ makes Sables wizard Mafura tick
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KAMPALA – Gert Smal, the former Springboks coach currently working with Zimbabwe’s team as a consultant, has lavished praise on Sables talisman Tapiwa Mafura, saying the backline wizard’s exposure to different set-ups has made him an exceptional...
‘Tackle everything in a blue jersey’: Last coach to beat Namibia tells Sables
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KAMPALA – The advice is simple from the last Zimbabwe coach to beat Namibia: play rugby in the right spaces.
In his maiden Test in charge, a young Godwin “Jaws” Murambiwa guided the Sables to a hard-fought 27-26...
Afcon winner Winfried Schäfer favourite for Zimbabwe coaching job
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HARARE – Zimbabwe has announced shortlisting Africa Cup of Nations-winning Winfried Schäfer for the country’s coaching job, alongside four others.
74-year-old German Schäfer – who guided Cameroon to the 2002 Afcon title – is favourite to land the...
‘Only months ago they were playing All Blacks and France’: Piet psyches up players...
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO IN KAMPALA, UGANDA
Zimbabwe rugby coach Piet Benade has acknowledged that Namibia are “battle-hardened” following their participation at the World Cup late last year, but is confident his team will be competitive against them on Wednesday.
The two...
Ireland v Zimbabwe: White excited for ‘historic’ first Test match in NI
It does not quite trip off the tongue but the little Belfast venue is set to create a big slice of cricket history by hosting the first Test match in Northern Ireland.
It will become the 123rd ground to stage...
‘We’re hoping to play eight Tests this year’: ZRU boss
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KAMPALA – Zimbabwe’s rugby team will not rest on its laurels, beyond the on-going Africa Cup here in Uganda, as the Sables prepare for next year’s final onslaught at a World Cup return after three decades in...
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Esrom Nyandoro: ‘People don’t give enough credit to guys like Rahman...
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HARARE – Legendary former Zimbabwe and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Esrom Nyandoro says it was the late coach Rahman Gumbo who fine-tuned his...
