Zimbabwe women's national rugby union team explained
| Zimbabwe |
| Type: | Women |
| Union: | Zimbabwe Rugby Union |
| Pattern La1: | _white_hoops |
| Pattern B1: | _whitehoops |
| Pattern Ra1: | _white_hoops |
| Leftarm1: | 00461C |
| Body1: | 00461C |
| Rightarm1: | 00461C |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | FFFFFF |
| World Rugby Rank: | 52 |
| World Rugby Rank Date: | 15 July 2024 |
| First Game: | 0–28
(Harare; 22 September 2007) |
| Largest Win: | 72–0
(City Park, Cape Town; 19 June 2022) |
| Largest Loss: | 108–0
(City Park, Cape Town; 15 June 2022) |
| Coach: | Munyaradzi Mhonda |
| Nickname: | Sables |
| World Rugby Max: | 49 |
| World Rugby Max Year: | 2023 |
The Zimbabwe women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Zimbabwe, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2007.
History
Zimbabwe's women's team are known as the Women Sables. They played mostly friendlies with Zambia and Botswana before they played their first international test match on 22 September 2007 against Zambia at the Harare Sports Club.[1]
Results summary
(Full internationals only, updated to 22 April 2023)
Zimbabwe Internationals From 2007! Opponent !! First Match !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! For !! Against !! Win % | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 100.00% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 0.00% |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 68 | 0.00% |
| Summary | 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 256 | 25.00% | |
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Results
Full internationals
| Date | Zimbabwe | Score | Opponent | Venue | Event | Ref |
|---|
| 1 | 2007-09-22 | | 0–28 | | | Test | [2] |
| 2 | 2017-07-22 | | 10–5 | | | Test | [3] |
| 3 | 2019-07-13 | | 18–19 | | | Test | [4] [5] |
| 4 | 2019-09-14 | | 15–21 | | | Test | [6] [7] |
| 5 | 2021-07-14 | | 0–41 | | | | [8] [9] [10] |
| 6 | 2021-07-18 | | 3–34 | | | | [11] |
| 7 | 2022-06-15 | | 0–108 | | | | [12] [13] [14] |
| 8 | 2022-06-19 | | 72–0 | | | | [15] | |
Other matches
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Women Sables – Zimbabwe Rugby Union . 2022-05-04 . Zimbabwe Rugby Union . en-US.
- Web site: Women Sables . 2023-04-22 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20220528134323/https://www.zimbabwerugbyunion.co.zw/team/women-sables . 2022-05-28 . live.
- Web site: ZimbabweBotswana . 2017-07-22 . 2023-03-11 . . en . https://archive.today/20230311224726/https://www.world.rugby/match/25049 . 2023-03-11 . live.
- Web site: Zimbabwe vs Zambia . 2019-07-13 . 2023-03-11 . . en . https://archive.today/20230311100404/https://www.world.rugby/match/27659 . 2023-03-11 . live.
- Web site: Zambia lift first women's Victoria Cup . 2019-07-14 . 2023-04-22 . ScrumQueens.com . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119112208/https://www.scrumqueens.com/news/zambia-lift-first-womens-victoria-cup . 2021-01-19 . live.
- Web site: Zambia vs Zimbabwe . 2019-09-14 . 2023-03-11 . . en . https://archive.today/20191206011847/https://www.world.rugby/match/27727 . 2019-12-06 . live.
- Web site: Last minute Zambian Victoria Cup win . 2019-09-15 . 2023-04-22 . ScrumQueens.com . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305162228/https://www.scrumqueens.com/news/last-minute-zambian-victoria-cup-win . 2021-03-05 . live.
- Web site: Series of test matches between various African teams . 2022-12-15 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20221028135105/https://www.rugbyafrique.com/rugbyafricaws-cup/rugby-africa-womens-cup-2021 . 2022-10-28 . live.
- Web site: Women gear up for Zambia test . 2021-11-09 . 2023-01-15 . . en . https://archive.today/20230115105534/https://www.namibian.com.na/6215186/archive-read/Women-gear-up-for-Zambia-test . 2023-01-15 . live.
- Web site: Match Sheet . 2021-07-14 . 2023-02-18 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218123251/https://www.rugbyafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Uganda-vs-ZimbabweRAWC-14.07.2021.docx . 2023-02-18 . live.
- Web site: Match Sheet . 2021-07-18 . 2023-02-18 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218124640/https://www.rugbyafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Zimbabwe-vs-UgandaRAWC-18.07.2021-.docx . 2023-02-18 . live.
- Web site: South Africa qualify for Africa Cup finals . 2022-06-24 . 2022-12-15 . ScrumQueens.com . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20221015201626/https://www.scrumqueens.com/news/south-africa-qualify-africa-cup-finals . 2022-10-15 . live.
- Web site: Results on Rugby Afrique Facebook . 2022-06-24 . 2022-12-18 . . en.
- Web site: South Africa vs Zimbabwe . 2022-06-15 . 2023-03-06 . . en . https://archive.today/20230306185934/https://www.world.rugby/match/30076 . 2023-03-06 . live.
- Web site: Zimbabwe vs Namibia . 2022-06-19 . 2023-03-06 . . en . https://archive.today/20230306185923/https://www.world.rugby/match/30078 . 2023-03-06 . live.
- Web site: 2019-08-06 . Africa's first XVs championship . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210423024921/https://www.scrumqueens.com/news/africa%E2%80%99s-first-xvs-championship . 2021-04-23 . 2023-04-22 . ScrumQueens.com . en.
- Web site: 2021-06-05 . Zambia win "Battle of the Zambezi" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520212537/https://www.scrumqueens.com/news/zambia-win-battle-zambezi . 2022-05-20 . 2023-04-22 . ScrumQueens.com . en.
