Rugby

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe returns to action in rugby for the first time since the disappointment of yet another failed World Cup bid, opening their Mzansi Challenge campaign against old foes Namibia at Harare Sports Club on Saturday. As...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Ewan Macmillan, who played for Zimbabwe in the African country’s last Rugby World Cup appearance in 1991, has since become a convicted and controversial gold dealer who has now sensationally claimed, unknowingly filmed, to control...

HARARE – Imbalance of power and grossly uneven distribution of financial resources will be the rallying point at Africa Rugby’s elective AGM next month as incumbent president Khaled Babbou faces a stern test from two challengers pledging far-reaching reforms...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby coach Shaun De Souza has named an enlarged squad in preparation for defence of the Young Sables’ Africa Cup title in Kenya in April. Zimbabwe were crowned African Under-20 champions in the East...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Multi-talented Zimbabwean sporting prodigy Daniel Erasmus has also proved to be a genius in the classroom. The vice-captain of Zimbabwe’s Under-18 rugby team has recorded four ‘A’ grades in four science subjects in the 2022 Cambridge...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – A new global rugby union competition – concept of a leading British sports marketing agency founded by former Manchester United MD Mike Harnan – will not have its much-anticipated grand launch this December after the...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Shadreck Mandaza, the teenage ace who is also a gifted cricket player, has been selected into Zimbabwe’s national Sevens rugby team for the invitational section of the Emirates Dubai 7s Invitational in the UAE early...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Former Zimbabwe rugby international Allan Mdehwa has earned a place in Australia’s Over-40 Men’s Masters team following stellar performances for his club and state in the past season. Also known as the Australian Classic Legends, the...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby star Brandon Mandivenga has described the United Kingdom’s sports immigration laws as a “damn shame” following young Kenyan Josh Weru’s departure from English top-flight club Northampton Saints because his visa is not sport-related. The...

Kennedy Tsimba in his heyday at Cheetahs.