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...
‘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...
Zimbabwe’s rookies face brute foce of Namibians in Goshawks’ Mzansi Challenge opener
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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...
Ex-Zimbabwe Rugby World Cup star boasts of controlling ’99 percent’ of government through illicit...
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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...
Battle heats up for African rugby presidency as winds of change blow
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...
De Souza names provisional squad for Young Sables’ Africa Cup title defence
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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...
Versatile teenage sports star Daniel Erasmus excels beyond the fields and tracks
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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...
Launch called off as new global rugby competition ‘not approved by World Rugby yet’
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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...
Versatile Mandaza earns Zimbabwe 7s rugby call-up for Dubai tournament
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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...