Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
Sunday, 03 March 2013 14:38
HARARE - If Zimbabwe’s dream of qualifying for the 2015 World Cup is fulfilled, the Sables will be returning to the most prestigious tournament in world rugby for the first time in 24 years. The Sables last played in the...Read More
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Friday, 01 February 2013 12:32
HARARE - Former Sharks Academy lock Simbarashe Bwanya believes he is now ready for a Zimbabwe senior team call-up following an inspirational season for KwaZulu-Natal club rugby champions Jonsson College Rovers. The former Prince Edward vice-captain has just come out of...Read More
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Thursday, 13 December 2012 15:00
HARARE - Belgium blitzed Zimbabwe 28-11 in the two teams’ second game of the Emirates Airline Cup of Nations at The Sevens in Dubai yesterday. The result means the African champions have now lost four tests on the trot following their...Read More
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Tuesday, 11 December 2012 12:06
HARARE - Sables coach Brendan Dawson has surprisingly relegated captain Costa Dinha to the bench for today’s second match of the Emirates Airline Cup of Nations against Belgium in Dubai as the Sables technical bench rung three changes to the side...Read More
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Tuesday, 04 December 2012 12:21
HARARE - Zimbabwe yesterday named eight uncapped players and three Europe-based professionals in the Sables squad for the upcoming Emirates Airline Cup of Nations in Dubai. The UK-based trio of flank Shingi Mpofu, uncapped tight-head prop Nick Winwood and utility back...Read More
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Sport » Enock Muchinjo, Sports Editor
Saturday, 01 December 2012 13:15
HARARE - Zimbabwe's rugby team has confidence it can still leave a mark on the Emirates Airline Cup of Nations in Dubai next week despite losing key players to the Sevens national side which leaves for South Africa tomorrow for the...Read More
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Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
Friday, 30 November 2012 13:21
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Sevens rugby franchise has turned down pleas from the country’s premier national team by naming key Sables players in the Cheetahs squad to play in next week’s South African leg IRB World Sevens Series in Port Elizabeth....Read More
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Monday, 26 November 2012 12:23
HARARE - Zimbabwe's rugby team will be hoping for a change of fortune when they travel to Dubai early next month to take part in the Emirates Airline Cup of Nations. The Sables will travel to the United Arab Emirates on...Read More
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Friday, 23 November 2012 12:18
HARARE - The United Arab Emirates Rugby Federation (UAERF) has welcomed the inclusion of Zimbabwe in the four-team Emirates Airline Cup of Nations next month. The Sables will battle for honours with the hosts UAE, defending champions Hong Kong and fellow...Read More
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Thursday, 22 November 2012 11:21
HARARE - The recent upsurge in the number of competitive matches partaken by Zimbabwe’s rugby team is a welcome development, a gesture of goodwill from the International Rugby Board, which has, at long-last, put us in our rightful place as a...Read More
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Sport » Enock Muchinjo, Sports Editor
Thursday, 22 November 2012 10:20
HARARE - The recent upsurge in the number of competitive matches partaken by Zimbabwe’s rugby team is a welcome development, a gesture of goodwill from the International Rugby Board, which has, at long-last, put us in our rightful place as a...Read More
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Sport » Enock Muchinjo, Sports Editor
Tuesday, 20 November 2012 11:26
HARARE - Zimbabwe rugby team assistant coach Cyprian Mandenge has taken some positives from the Sables’ recent test defeats to Namibia and Spain, saying the experimental team which played in last week’s Windhoek Lager Tri-Nation gave a good account of itself....Read More
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Monday, 19 November 2012 11:49
HARARE - The Zimbabwe rugby team has retained 29th place in world rankings despite two recent test defeats to Namibia and Spain. The Sables remained static in the latest IRB world rankings released yesterday. Zimbabwe lost 37-34 to Namibia in the...Read More
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012 11:55
HARARE - Zimbabwe prop Vakai Hove was forced to return home yesterday after tearing his Achilles against Namibia in the Windhoek Lager Tri-Nation opener on Saturday. In more distressing news for the Sables technical bench, centre Daniel Hondo is down...Read More
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Monday, 12 November 2012 13:33
WINDHOEK - Namibia scraped home with a 37-33 victory against Zimbabwe in the opening match of the Windhoek Lager Tri-Nations Rugby Tournament on Saturday. After leading 16-15 at halftime, Namibia surged into a 34-18 lead, but a strong fightback by the...Read More
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