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Petros Kausiyo
SINCE the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, Harare Sports Club has been a hub where rugby and cricket enthusiasts have been converging for some interesting international assignments.
Cricket fans in particular turned Harare Sports Club into a cauldron of red during the World Cup qualifiers in June last year as the Chevrons turned on some fine shows.
In between the Chevrons and the Lady Chevrons encounters, the Zimbabwe Rugby Union have also successfully staged a number of internationals for the Sables, men’s and the women’s sevens.
Tomorrow, the domestic rugby family is expected to be back at Harare Sports Club where some of the country’s finest emerging talent will be seeking start a journey to conquer Africa again.
The national Under-20 team will begin their Barthes Trophy title defence with a clash against Tunisia, which will be preceded by Namibia’s showdown with Kenya.
Success for coach Shaun De Souza and his Junior Sables will see them punch a ticket to the Junior World Trophy in Scotland from July 2-17.
The opportunity to stage another international tournament has left ZRU chief executive, Sifiso Made, and his leadership an excited lot.
Made believes hosting the event also provides the ZRU with an opportunity to once again showcase the “hospitality that Zimbabweans are famed for’’.
“It is always a great honour for us as ZRU and Zimbabwe as a sporting nation to stage such an event,’’ Made said.
He paid tribute to the government, through the Sports and Recreation Commission, local clubs and their corporate partners for coming together to ensure the competition will be a success from an organisational point of view.
“A lot of team work and support from the SRC and the Government as a whole has been received. Clubs are always supportive and willing to host and the support from the corporate world has also been crucial and great.
“The positive reports by local media any time they have a chance to spread the gospel of sport about Zimbabwe and the conducive weather have helped make it possible to host the competition.
“The culture that we possess as Zimbabwean sporting associations of putting others first is evident of our true generosity and distinguishes us as a warm and welcoming people,’’ Made said.
Online Reporter