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MUTARE Sports Club currently sitting at the bottom of the topflight Super-Six Rugby League hope to overturn their position when they face Police Defenders next Saturday.
The side was last Saturday whipped 88-0 by Old Georgians in an away match in Harare. With two away games in-hand left against Police Defenders and Harare Sports Club, the Mutare Shumbas are eyeing for nothing short of a victory against Police Defenders and a ‘miraculous’ win against HSC.
MSC have eight-points at par with Police Defenders, only trailing by aggregate points, which means next week’s match will determine who will come out the league bottom bencher as the 2015 season wraps up.
Defending champions, Old Hararians remain on top of the log after overtaking HSC. OH and HSC are also currently at par with 28 points, separated by aggregate points, while OGS is on third position with 28 points followed by debutants Old Johanians with 16-points, Police Defenders and MSC respectively.
MSC coach, Mackenzie Munetsi, said although they would have loved a top four finish, a fifth place would be their best target.
“I am not under-rating Police Defenders, but we are determined and we will push everything we have to win that match and the remaining match against HSC. “The fact that we will be away makes it harder, but morale in the camp is high and come next week the Shumbas will roar,” said Munetsi.
While OGS cannot be entirely ruled out at this moment, the match tomorrow (Saturday) against HSC will be the league decider.
The defending champions will on the other hand most likely have a walk in the park against debutants OJS to safely increase their lead on top of the log.
OGS last won the topflight league in 2012 and in 2013 narrowly went down to defending champions, Old Hararians in the finals.
Online Reporter