Schoeman’s Mbanje interest

the explosive back liner.
So outstanding was Mbanje with the ball that he easily became the crowd favourite and stole the hearts of many, including Schoeman, who did not hide his intentions to lure him to join his side.
The former Old Miltonians winger is based in South Africa where he plies his trade with Pirates Rugby Club in Johannesburg.
“He (Mbanje) has an exceptional game and he played well on Saturday and today (Sunday).
“He is an exciting player and I will try and make him join us,” said Schoeman.
Schoeman was also impressed with the way the tournament was organised.
Buffaloes travelled by road from South Africa and arrived on Thursday for the two-day tournament
“I like what the sponsors are doing for rugby in Zimbabwe. This is a very well organised tournament and the hospitality was very nice.
“But there were a lot of roadblocks from the border to Harare where we spent a lot of time and that took away some resting time for our players,” added Schoeman.
However, it was not only Schoeman who was pleased with the way the tournament went.
Zimbabwe Rugby Union acting general manager, Sifiso Made, described the Spar Zimbabwe International rugby tournament as the best thing that has happened to the sport in recent years.
Made — who is also Harare Province rugby chairman — was appointed acting general manager after Grant Mitchell resigned at the end of last month.
This was the first time that Zimbabwe was hosting a Sevens tournament as they usually play on foreign soil.
Five foreign teams took part in the two-day event with Botswana and Zambia sending their national sides in addition to South Africa Academy, and two South African provincial teams — Buffaloes and Northern Region.
Mpumalanga pulled out of the tournament at the last minute and had to be replaced by a hastily-assembled Zambezi Warriors who together with the Goshawks and the Cheetahs completed the array of local teams.
However, the absence of Mpumalanga from the inaugural edition of the tournament might have taken away some gloss but the glitter of the event was there for all to see, especially on the second day.
“The Sevens tournament was a great success, not only for rugby but for Zimbabwe as a nation and I am happy there was a huge turnout in terms of the crowd that came to watch the games at Harare Sports Club.
“It is good that most of the things went well, this was also an opportunity of referees to officiate at an international tournament, something which is rare for most of the referees. There were no incidents of violence, co-ordination on and off the pitch went well and I would like to give credit to Donald Mangenje (Cheetahs chairman), Bruce Hobson (Cheetahs manager and organiser) and the rest of the team for a good event.”
Made said the tournament showed a lot of potential to get even bigger and become one of the best sporting tournaments in Zimbabwe