| 2011 Victoria Cup | |
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| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2010 Victoria Cup |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Next Tournament: | 2012 Victoria Cup |
The 2011 Victoria Cup was scheduled to take place in June and July 2011; it will be the second Victoria Cup with the national teams from Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda competing in a round robin tournament, with both home and away fixtures. Kenya are the reigning champions after winning all 4 of their matches in 2010.
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| Date | Kickoff | Home | Score | Visitor | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This match doubled as the opening game of both the Victoria Cup and of the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Division 1B playoffs | ||||||
| Doubles as first match of the 2011 Elgon Cup | ||||||
| Doubles as second match of the 2011 Elgon Cup | ||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points | Bonus | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 81 | +61 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |
| Kenya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 110 | -20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Uganda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 119 | -41 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop-goals | POINTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | |||||||
| 0 | |||||||
| 0 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tangai Nemadire put the Sables 5-0 up eight minutes into the game. Justin Kimono, top try scorer at the recently concluded Bamburi Rugby Super Series restored parity for the home side on thirty minutes. The diminutive Kimono, making his national team debut scored again two minutes later. Tichafara Makwanya's thirty fifth-minute penalty narrowed the deficit to 10-8 just before half-time. Prop forward Denford Mutamangira scored a try on forty eight minutes with Makwanya's conversion putting Zimbabwe 15-10 ahead. Gardner Nechironga scored a try and Makwanya's conversion put Zimbabwe 22-10 ahead on fifty minutes. Makwanya scored a drop goal with an hour gone before Robert Seguya scored a late pushover try for Uganda. Final score 25-15 to Zimbabwe.
Defending champions Kenya played a series of friendlies against the Mpumalanga Pumas from South Africa. Kenya coach Michael Otieno is expected to name his travelling party on Tuesday 21 June to play Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on 25 June.