Nostalgic moment as ex-New Zealand star de Grandhomme meets his junior school coach from...
BY PATRICK GADA
NOTTINGHAM – Wednesday 3 May 2023, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham, England. Fantastic to see Colin de Grandhomme as he was practicing with Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC) a day before the start of the Division One...
Fine mixture in Zimbabwe ‘A’ squad to face Pakistan ‘A’ in Kwekwe
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HARARE – Zimbabwe has named its ‘A’ side to face touring Pakistan ‘A’ in a four-day match in Kwekwe starting on Wednesday.
The squad sees the return of former Zimbabwe Under-19 captain Dion Myers, who is on a...
‘We want to bring the trophy home on the 1st of May’: Shaun De...
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HARARE – Kenyan president William Ruto is expected to attend the Under-20 Rugby Africa Cup final between his country and Zimbabwe on Sunday afternoon, but the red-hot southern Africans’ head coach Shaun De Souza has plans to...
Zimbabwe in ruthless form again to blitz Tunisia, reach Junior World Rugby Trophy alongside...
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HARARE – Zimbabwe showed gulf in class again at the Rugby Under-20 Africa Cup in Kenya, smashing Tunisia 60-6 to reach Sunday’s final and be on course to retain their title.
The Young Sables got the go-forward ball...
‘HAPPIAS, HUNTLEY, HAGLER’: Zimbabwe muscle up upfront for physical contest with Tunisia
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HARARE – In a pretty unique scenario, the three H’s added to Zimbabwe’s starting line-up for Wednesday’s Rugby Under-20 Africa Cup semi-final clash with Tunisia, are spread evenly across the defending champions’ forwards pack.
Happias Zhou in the...
‘We’ll go hard and big, or light and fast’: De Souza mulls over plan...
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HARARE – Zimbabwe head coach Shaun De Souza is upbeat about his team's adaptability to give back whatever a bulkier Tunisian side will throw at them in the semi-final of the Rugby Under-20 Africa Cup on Wednesday.
Defending...
Zimbabwe’s Young Sables destroy Côte d’Ivoire to open Africa Cup title defence in style
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NAIROBI – Defending champions Zimbabwe hammered miserable Côte d'Ivoire 55-0 in their first match of the Rugby Under-20 Africa Cup in Kenyan capital Nairobi in a strong statement of intent on Saturday morning.
The Young Sables emerged...
Ex-Sports Minister Coltart and historic Zim coach Murphy lead tribute to ‘Bucky’ Buchanan, a...
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HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Sports and Education Minister David Coltart and ex-national team coach Brian Murphy have led tributes following the death this week of Iain “Bucky” Buchanan, one of the country’s most capped rugby internationals and...
Gary Ballance retires from cricket less than a year after switching allegiance from England...
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HARARE – Former England batsman Gary Ballance, who recently switched international allegiance to his native Zimbabwe and scored a century on his Test debut for the Southern African side, against the West Indies in Bulawayo in February,...
‘Loosing is not an option’: declares De Souza as Zimbabwe bid to retain Under-20...
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HARARE – Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby coach Shaun De Souza has declared that “loosing is not an option” as the Young Sables launch defence of their Africa Cup title in Kenya next week.
De Souza’s charges last year in...