‘We would have all been dead’: Falcon coach narrates how heroic bus-driver prevented a...
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO
HARARE - One life lost is one too many, especially someone so young and promising as Aidan O’Donovan, the gifted Falcon College pupil who died in a horrific crash last Sunday as the elite Matabeleland school’s rugby...
Harare rugby boss resigns following fallout with province’s ‘Big Four’
BY SPORTSCAST WRITER
HARARE - Harare Province Rugby Board chairman Kudzai Zisengwe has resigned just six months into his term amid a fallout over the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) elections as well as governance issues.
Zisengwe, who was elected in January...
BREAKING: Losson Mtongwiza elected new ZRU president
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HARARE – Losson Mtongwiza has been elected new president of the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) at an elective AGM in Harare this morning.
50-year-old Mtongwiza now takes over from Aaron Jani, the outgoing president, who was bidding to...
‘This is my development master-plan!’: prospective next president of ZimRugby delivers keynote speech
BY LOSSON MTONGWIZA
HARARE – In a nutshell, what we are trying to do in as far as development is concerned is that we are trying to pick up all the 17 to 22 year-olds that are in schools that...
‘It’s time!’: Mtongwiza outlines ambitious vision for Zimrugby
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HARARE – Losson Mtongwiza has always had a romantic connection to the Rugby World Cup since he keenly followed Zimbabwe’s progress at the 1991 edition as a star-struck 17-year-old Prince Edward schoolboy.
That early experience for the famed...
Gerald Sibanda: ‘I’ll use the same energy and spirit that I used as a...
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HARARE – Gerald Sibanda, the former Zimbabwe rugby international who is now vying to head the game in his homeland, has promised to deliver with “the same energy and spirit” he was known for as a player.
The...
World Cup-winning assistant coach Gert Smal joins Beast in helping Zimbabwe out
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HARARE – Former Springbok assistant coach Gert Smal, who helped South Africa win the 2007 World Cup under Jake White, has been assisting Zimbabwe’s national team as a consultant for Saturday’s international friendly with Zambia.
Smal was also...
De Souza relishes beating ex-Springbok coach Allister Coetzee
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HARARE – Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby coach Shaun De Souza says his team’s victory over a Namibian side coached by former South Africa senior team boss Allister Coetzee was “special” and tested his bench’s coaching skills.
Hosts Zimbabwe, who...
Zim juggernaut faces stern Namibian test as Shaun makes tactical changes
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HARARE – Seemingly unstoppable Zimbabwe have opted for the quicker scrumhalf qualities of Kholwani Moyo – among other tactical changes – as next up comes more formidable opposition in the form of Namibia later this afternoon.
Hosts Zimbabwe...
‘People that talk don’t know how I coach’: De Souza hits back at criticism...
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO
HARARE – Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby coach Shaun De Souza has described his coaching approach as “horses for courses” in reaction to criticism of his team despite the Junior Sables’ 46-21 over Tunisia on day one Youth Africa...
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JONTY’S PREVIEW: With some of their key players missing, Dutchmen face...
BY JOSEPH MADYEMBWA
LONDON – The stage is set for a thrilling showdown between Zimbabwe and the Netherlands as the ICC World Cup Qualifier proceeds...
