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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:02
HARARE - Crowd trouble marred the Midlands derby between Zvishavane Bulls and Gweru Sports in a Lion Larger National Rugby League match at Gweru on Saturday leading to the abandonment of the match five minutes from time. The match was called...Read More
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Monday, 29 April 2013 12:48
HARARE - Indescipline continues to be the order of the day in the Lion Lager National Rugby League. Many would have thought that the league would have been united following the tragic death of Zvishavane Bulls flyhalf Slimfield Moyo in a...Read More
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Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
Friday, 26 April 2013 13:04
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team begin their African Cup Sevens campaign tomorrow morning against a strong Kenyan Chairman’s Select outfit in Mombasa. The Kenyan C side is being coached by Kenya Sevens great Innocent “Namcos” Simiyu and features such...Read More
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Monday, 15 April 2013 12:04
HARARE - Old Georgians player-coach Grant Mitchell believes his team can only get better following an emphatic 50-0 victory over debutants Zvishavane Bulls in their opening match of the 2013 Lion Lager National Rugby League at McAdams Fields on Saturday. The...Read More
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 10:48
HARARE - After failing to defend their Spar Harare International Rugby Sevens title a fortnight ago, the Zimbabwe Rugby Sevens technical team was under pressure to do well in Hong Kong. To their credit, Gilbert Nyamustamba and his technical team did...Read More
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Monday, 25 March 2013 12:11
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Sevens Rugby team kept their dreams alive of becoming an International Rugby Board Sevens core team with an impressive outing in Hong Kong over the past three days beating Tonga 22-19 in the qualifiers final yesterday. The...Read More
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Sport » Austin Karonga, Sports Writer
Thursday, 21 March 2013 10:19
HARARE - Scrumhalf Tatenda Gwesu has ended a three-year sabbatical from rugby and is expected to play for Old Hararians in a pre-season tournament involving Zambia’s Lusaka Rugby Club on Saturday. New Old Hararians coach Cyprian Mandenge will use the main...Read More
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Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
Thursday, 31 January 2013 11:59
HARARE - Three young Zimbabwean rugby players have taken a big step towards professional careers after joining renowned Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) Super League side Hamilton Rugby Club. Eighthman Tapiwa Tsomondo, lock Tinotenda Zakeyo and flyhalf Luke Masasire joined...Read More
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Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
Sunday, 20 January 2013 09:19
HARARE - The Nigerian and Georgian rugby unions have shown interest in sending their Sevens teams to be part of the action-packed Spar International Sevens tournament set for March in Harare. The tournament includes Africa’s second-best Sevens team Kenya as well...Read More
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Sport » Enock Muchinjo, Sports Editor
Tuesday, 15 January 2013 10:16
HARARE - Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) technical advisor Godwin Murambiwa says the union and the rugby community “generally” back Sports minister David Coltart’s selection panel directive, which requires selectors to have played at the highest level of competition in the particular...Read More
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Monday, 10 December 2012 14:16
HARARE - Zimbabwe yesterday completed a disappointing campaign in the South African leg of the IRB World Sevens Series after losing 33-0 to Spain in the Shield final in Port Elizabeth yesterday. The Spar Cheetahs had beaten Scotland 21-14 in the...Read More
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Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
Monday, 03 December 2012 13:43
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team has a strong chance of making an impression at the South African leg of the IRB World Sevens Series in Port Elizabeth next weekend after being handed a fair draw yesterday. The Cheetahs were...Read More
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Friday, 23 November 2012 12:16
HARARE - Zimbabwe Rugby Sevens chairperson Donald Mangenje says the shorter-version franchise will find a way of striking some balance to ensure that the country’s two national teams are adequately composed for their conflicting international assignments next month. The Sables will...Read More
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Wednesday, 07 November 2012 11:27
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Rugby Union yesterday named a weakened squad for two Tests against Namibia and Spain, the Sables’ sternest challenge in two years. The Sables, who are unbeaten in seven Tests stretching over two years, take on hosts Namibia...Read More
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Monday, 05 November 2012 13:04
HARARE - National Rugby League (NRL) champions Harare Sports Club dominate the list for Friday’s end-of-season awards. Harare Sports Club were by and large the most impressive team on the domestic rugby scene, losing only once on their way to claim...Read More
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