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3 unusual facts about Rugby union in Zimbabwe


Rugby union in Botswana

Like Rugby union in Kenya and Rugby union in Zimbabwe, Botswana Rugby has suffered from having been played mainly by the white community, and being seen as a hangover from colonial days.

Rugby union in Zimbabwe

From 1952, Rhodesian/Zimbabwean rugby was split into two subregions, centred around the two main cities, Harare (formerly "Salisbury" in the north) and Bulawayo in the south.

One of the candidates for the unofficial title of "fastest player in modern rugby"—at least until the 2012 emergence of USA Sevens player Carlin Isles—he moved to the USA at high school age.



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