Zim U-19 date Barbarians

in the biggest match, and test, for the tourists on this tour.
The game kicks-off at 4pm at St Johns’ College.
The British side have so far played two games in Zimbabwe, losing their tour opener 23-22 to a balanced Harare Lions Schools side on Saturday.
After getting their act together, the tourists went on to beat Lomagundi College on Monday and they are hopeful that they will continue with their winning touch.
Zimbabwe coach Godwin “Jaws” Murambiwa believes his side will have to work hard for their victory.
The Zimbabwe Under-19 side have had two chances to watch the Barbarians take on provincial and schools’ sides and they know what is in store for them today.
The Young Sables also have an advantage in that they have seven players who have already played against the Barbarians and beat the British side in the colours of the Harare Lions.
These players include loose forward Tapiwa Tsomondo, Dylan Coetzee, the dynamic Preston Bryant and the experienced Justin Coles who is good enough to play for the Cheetahs.
The Barbarians have a winger, Timothy Thompson, who is genuinely talented and he was irresistible against Lomagundi.
Tom Bliss, Mason Caton-Brown and Peter Wild, prop Sam Saunders and lock Charlie Tokeley are the other key players in this Barbarians’ team.
The tourists rarely kick and mostly play a flowing game of rugby, supporting each other well and have a strong pack upfront that has caused big problems for the local sides so far.
However, Zimbabwe will be missing three other players – Murray Bryce-Rodgers and the Lomagundi College duo of Sean Linfield and Gareth Meikle – who are on tour with their school in South Africa.
Murambiwa is using the tour by the Barbarians as a platform to see the type of players Zimbabwe has as they turn their focus on the JWRT championships and the Craven Week selection.
“This will afford us an opportunity to have a look at a wider base of players and the fact that Zimbabwe teams will play four games against the visitors gives us the chance to look at other players.
“There is a lot of pressure for Zimbabwe on two fronts, the first being that the more senior players, especially those that were part of the side that played in the qualifiers, would need to prove themselves.
“They need to show the difference between them and the boys that are still in school.
“And then those that are still in school will also need to prove what they are made of.
“It will be difficult to gauge how we would have performed if we had all the players available but the pressure is on the likes of Hilton Mudariki, Farai Jijita Marcus Nel, among the senior players.”
Murambiwa said his team needed to play their best game.
“The second is that we do not need to take the British Barbarians side lightly because a few years ago they beat the American Eagles (junior) national side.
“We are also a national side and that is the pressure we are facing now and we need to win that game, we need to fire from all angles and we definitely need a win,” said the former Sables coach.
However, Zimbabwe will not be using the entire side that is expected to travel to Georgia for the JWRT as only players born on or after September 1 1992 are eligible to play.
This means the likes of forwards Tatenda Karuru and Takudzwa Mandiwanza and the three-quarter trio of Charles Jiji, Marco Mama and Takudzwa Jaravaza are not part of the side, as they are all above 18 years.
The selection criteria for the Young Sables was such that players who are 18 and below, and are part of the squad in camp for the JWRT, were given first preference, followed by those that played at the Craven Week last year while provincial sides were also considered.
Barbarians’ captain Charles Jewers is also upbeat ahead of the game following Monday’s win.
“No doubt we are looking forward to the game against Zimbabwe given that we won against Lomagundi who gave us a tough challenge.
“The win against Lomagundi just comes at the right time to boost our confidence and get us just in the right mood for the game against Zimbabwe on Wednesday (today),” said Jewers.
His coach Hugo Colbert believes the Zimbabweans will provide a different challenge.
“It is a great opportunity to be here and play the local side because we will be exposed to different types of play and styles and play rugby like we have always loved to.
“We will throw the ball around and play an entertaining form of rugby though we are going into the unknown since we do not know what to expect from the teams here.”
Squads
Zimbabwe:
M. Kadirire, J. Smallbones, G. Logan, R. Surtees, M. Zengeya, M. Lawson, T. Tsomondo, H. Mudariki, F. Jijita, C. Van Rensburg, D. Coetzee, J. Peiters, P. Bryant, S. Zeederberg, D. Zimbudzana, M. Muhambi, J. Coles, M. Nel, M. Law, T. Ndaba.
British Barbarians:
T. Bliss, J. Harris, C. Tokeley, C. Jewers, J. Poulton, N. Brown, C. Witham, H. Jaggs, S. Saunders, M. Caton-Brown, R. Houston, A Wilcokson, N. Hearn, A. Walsh, J. Huxtable, C. Prentice, P. Wild, P. Hynes, H. Smart, H. Smith, P. Hartley, S. Higgins, C. Precious, T. Thompson, M. Allen, T. Resenkianz, B. Walters.