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By Enock Muchinjo HARARE – Zimbabwe star flyhalf Ian Prior reckons his former English Premiership club Harlequins provides the perfect setting for his international colleague Edward Sigauke to shine on his introduction to professional rugby. The London club signed the 22-year-old speedy Zimbabwe winger last week after a blazing start to his international career, in which he has scored eight tries in 12 Tests for the World Cup-bound Sables since his debut at the Africa Cup

The 22-year-old has played 12 times, scoring eight tries, for his country, having made his international debut in 2024. Quins head coach Jason Gilmore said: "Eddie is a player we've been tracking and we're really pleased to get his signing over the line. "He's got tremendous speed and footwork that makes him a real handful for any defence, and we believe he's got all the raw tools to become a weapon for us out wide. "What excites us most is his potential - he's still de

By Brian Matamba HARARE – The pictures circulating on social media showing a house in Strathaven, Harare, have sparked questions about the welfare of Zimbabwe’s national rugby team, the Sables, as they prepare for their historic return to the Rugby World Cup next year in Australia. The images have understandably raised concerns, particularly when presented as evidence of the conditions in which the national team is living. However, there is important context missing fro

By Enock Muchinjo HARARE – World Rugby chairman Brett Robinson will make an official visit to Zimbabwe this weekend, accompanied by Rugby Africa president Herbert Mensah and David Carrigy, the Chief of International Federations at the sport’s global governing body. Australian Robinson, who was elected in November 2024, is traveling on a mission to drum up support for Zimbabwe’s participation at the next Rugby World Cup, to be hosted in his home country towards the end of

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Members of the Zimbabwe national rugby team have described as a “smear campaign” claims by a blogger that members of the squad have been living in deplorable conditions at a run-down house in suburban Harare. Since the current Sables Trust was established nearly three years ago and the successful 2027 World Cup vision was launched, the Sables have been housed at a luxurious and spacious home on Piers Road in Harare’s leafy Borrowdale suburb.

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Star Zimbabwe centre Brandon Mudzekenyedzi has praised the team for outstanding performances in the first leg of the newly-established World Rugby Nations Cup in the United States and Canada over the past three weekends. The Sables, who are now classified as a second-tier side following their improved showing over the past three years as well as qualification for the 2027 World Cup in Australia, are one of 12 nations taking part in the Nation

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – The raft of changes to Zimbabwe’s side for the World Rugby Nations Cup second game against hosts United States of America on Sunday morning (01:30 Zim time) are not a direct reaction to the team’s performance in the 36-26 defeat to Tonga last weekend. The Sables put up a gallant performance to nearly beat Tonga in Colorado last week, with the team’s line-outs and some key players made to shoulder the blame for the loss after the African natio

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Zimbabwe have rung changes for their World Rugby Nations Cup opener against Tonga in the early hours of Sunday (12:15 Zim time), with some regulars either named on the bench or missing from the match-day squad altogether. The Sables, who arrived in the United States last weekend ahead of the first match in Denver, Colorado, are building squad depth in a bid to assemble a group of capable players who can seamlessly replace starters and still d

By Enock Muchinjo HARARE – Knowledgeable Sables fans will not be astonished by the mildly dissatisfied murmurs from the Springbok camp that the South Africa ‘A’ side wasn’t as clinical enough as they would have liked to see against Zimbabwe on Saturday. Simply because, unless you’re merely an armchair critic like most who have reacted to the result, everything leading up to the outcome in Gqeberha on Saturday will make sense beyond what the graphic designers circulated af

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Zimbabwe have gone for consistency in their team section for the clash against South Africa ‘A’ on Saturday in Gqeberha with Stormers lock Gary Porter the only new face in the starting line-up. Debutant Porter will partner the experienced international Kudakwashe Nyakufaringwa in the Sables’ engine room while there have been some adjustments in the forward pack. Simba Siraha, who earned all his previous Sables caps at lock, has been selected at b

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Donald Campbell, the headmaster of Lilfordia School and young brother of former Zimbabwe cricket captain Alistair Campbell, has announced a permanent campus ban on parent Lotshe Mangena following his involvement in a disturbing violent incident at another school where one of his children is also a learner. Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of 50-year-old Mangena after he stormed a rugby pitch at Eaglesvale High School while threateningly

Zimbabwe trained in Stellenbosch ahead of the clash with South Africa 'A'. By Enock Muchinjo HARARE – For a man who made an unerasable footprint in the game of rugby in both countries, Kennedy Tsimba’s interest in the match between South Africa ‘A’ and his native Zimbabwe on Saturday is irrefutable. The clash between the exciting South African second-string side and Zimbabwe is an opener for the Springboks’ unofficial Test with the Barbarians at the Nelson Mandela Bay Sta