Rugby

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Justin Mucheri met Khama Billiat in Ugandan capital Kampala on Thursday – as Zimbabwe’s footballers made last preparations to clash with Kenya in both teams’ opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday. What are the...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – As beverages flowed freely late into the night to celebrate yet another piece of silverware for Old Hararians, club legend Tichafara Makwanya had time for bittersweet reflection amidst the partying, concerned about falling standards. Zimbabwean rugby...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s new Minister of Sports, can foster greater ties between Africa’s most successful sporting nation and the rest of the continent, Rugby Africa president Herbert Mensah has said. Mensah commented that McKenzie –...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Wonder why Zimbabwe’s rugby team looked remarkably well-conditioned at the recent Rugby Africa Cup, where the Sables were crowned the continent’s champions after capping off a stellar tournament in Uganda? Well, it was not due to...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Herbert Mensah, the Rugby Africa president, is hoping that Zimbabwe’s Africa Cup glory in Uganda last week can mark a return of the good old days for the Southern African nation. The Sables were crowned African...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Much has been said about the youthfulness of Zimbabwe’s Africa conquering rugby team. Men mountains in their mid-20s matching the sheer physicality of the Namibians and Algerians in the front and second rows. And then...

BY BRIAN MATAMBA HARARE – Amidst celebrations, covered in the glory of being crowned the continent’s champions, it is understandable to drop guard a bit and forget – for a moment – about how the players actually performed. After re-watching...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER KAMPALA – Zimbabwe rugby captain Hilton Mudariki, one of the country’s longest serving players, has finally won his first piece of silverware in the green-and-white of the Sables. Zimbabwe’s workmanlike 29-3 win over Algeria here on Sunday sealed...

KAMPALA – The quality of the rugby on the field was of an unprecedented high standard, the organisation of the event was uniquely African and top-notch, while the atmosphere in this rugby-mad East African nation was simply electric. You have...

BY ENOCK MUCHINJO IN KAMPALA, UGANDA Zimbabwe head coach Piet Benade isn’t too concerned about losing three of his top players for the Rugby Africa Cup final against Algeria on Sunday, seeing it as an opportunity for others to step...