Author: Tendai Chisiri

Allan Wilson affectionately known as the Sables ended the 2017  Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival with a win over Heritage 24-8 in a tightly contested match Saturday Day 7. Allan Wilson had marvelous play as their energetic forwards propelled a 10-8 win in the 1st half.Sables coach Mr Victor Pekani commended  the festival  as a place … Continue reading Allan Wilson challenge Super 8 teams

Prince Edward Tigers trounced Churchill Bulldogs 24-8 in a   derby match  at  the just ended 2017 Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival on Day 7, the last day of the event. Prince Edward was on fire from the start of the game as the Bulldogs were not given space to breathe.The Tigers took advantage of Bulldogs' … Continue reading Tigers wallop Bulldogs

St Georges 2nds'  winning streak came to a halt when they were silenced by Prince Edward's Super 2nds  38- 12  in a thrilling match on Dairibord Schools Rugby Day  6. Prince Edward Super 2nds  converted their first try from a loose play.Prince Edward's attack was frequently through the line out .Prince Edward 2nds had been … Continue reading Prince Edward Super 2nds hammer St Georges 2nds.

Prince Edward rugby coach Shaun DeSouza described their 54- 7 win over Livingstone Kolebag College(LKC) of Botswana Thursday  as  preparation of their derby match against Churchill on Saturday Day 7 at Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival 2017. Prince Edward match against LKC match was competitive as the Tigers lead by 12-0 before ten minutes of play.Marcus … Continue reading Prince Edward dismiss Botswana college.

  Philip Bygrave officiating at the Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival 2017 lauded the event as exciting although it was not for competition. Philip Bygrave played rugby for 18 years and is currently coaching junior teams in Bury besides refereeing; Manchester .The Zimbabwe Referees Society invited him with Elliot Lewis through Manchester District Rugby Referees Society … Continue reading British referee lauds Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival

Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival Day 4 pencilled for the primary schools lived up to its expectations as Highlands Primary School the defending champions repeated the same feat. Highlands  smashed the spirited Admiral Tait 19 - 10 in a thrilling match that showed vision amongst the juniors.Admiral Tait had a scintillating performance in the first half … Continue reading Highlands Primary lift the Dairibord Cup.

Three one- day matches have been arranged   on Tuesday 16th, Thursday 18th, 19th and Friday 19th  at Harare Sports  Club when visiting  Canada will play three 50- over matches against Zimbabwe A this month reported Zimbabwe Cricket in a news release. However, before the limited-overs series gets underway, the Canadians will first face a … Continue reading Canadians cricketers to tour Zimbabwe

Day 3 of the 2017 Dairibord schools rugby festival was lively as St George's College 2nd  hammered Eaglesvale 2nd  59- 05. Eaglesvale managed a consolation try as they found themselves being a punching bag at the hands of merciless St George's.Eaglesvale had a senior team of young boys  juxtaposed to the mature St George's boys. … Continue reading Spark on Dairibord schools rugby fest Day 3

The adage catch them young can be depicted by Vainona Girls High rugby captain prowess,   as she  started playing rugby at a tender age in Grade 7. Milanda Tinarwo captains Vainona Girls High after having made stints at Mbare Academy."My friend asked me to go to their training at Mbare Academy when I was … Continue reading Tendai Mtawarira:Vainona Girls captain role model

    2017 Dairibord schools rugby Day 2 had a lot of fireworks as foreign teams participated well in the festival. Although Livingstone Kolobag College (LKC) of Botswana lost to St George's, the match was interesting as both teams used different tactics to outwit their opponents.LKC side was muscular but St George's had speed  in … Continue reading Botswana college lit schools rugby fest