Zimbabwe women's national rugby union team
| Nickname(s) | Sables | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Zimbabwe Rugby Union | |
| Head coach | Munyaradzi Mhonda | |
| ||
| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 49 (as of 4 December 2023) | |
| First international | ||
Zimbabwe  0–28  Zambia(Harare; 22 September 2007) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Zimbabwe 72–0  Namibia(City Park, Cape Town; 19 June 2022) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
South Africa  108–0 Zimbabwe(City Park, Cape Town; 15 June 2022) | ||
The Zimbabwe women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Zimbabwe, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2007.
History[edit]
Zimbabwe's women's team are known as the Women Sables. They played mostly friendlies with Zambia and Botswana before they played their first international test match on 22 September 2007 against Zambia at the Harare Sports Club.[1]
Results summary[edit]
(Full internationals only, updated to 22 April 2023)
| Opponent | First Match | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Botswana |
2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 100.00% |
| Namibia |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 100.00% |
| South Africa |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 0.00% |
 Uganda |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 0.00% |
| Zambia |
2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 68 | 0.00% |
| Summary | 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 256 | 25.00% |
Results[edit]
Full internationals[edit]
| Won | Lost | Draw |
| Test | Date | Zimbabwe | Score | Opponent | Venue | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007-09-22 | Zimbabwe |
0–28 | Zambia |
Harare | Test | [2] |
| 2 | 2017-07-22 | Zimbabwe |
10–5 | Botswana |
Hartsfield Rugby Grounds, Bulawayo | Test | [3] |
| 3 | 2019-07-13 | Zimbabwe |
18–19 | Zambia |
Harare Sports Club, Harare | Test | [4][5] |
| 4 | 2019-09-14 | Zimbabwe |
15–21 | Zambia |
Chester Dean Arena, Lusaka | Test | [6][7] |
| 5 | 2021-07-14 | Zimbabwe |
0–41 | Uganda |
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | 2021 Africa Cup | [8][9][10] |
| 6 | 2021-07-18 | Zimbabwe |
3–34 | Uganda |
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | 2021 Africa Cup | [8][9][11] |
| 7 | 2022-06-15 | Zimbabwe |
0–108 | South Africa |
City Park, Cape Town | 2022 Africa Cup | [12][13][14] |
| 8 | 2022-06-19 | Zimbabwe |
72–0 | Namibia |
City Park, Cape Town | 2022 Africa Cup | [12][13][15] |
Other matches[edit]
| Date | Zimbabwe | PF | PA | Opponent | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-27 | Zimbabwe Sables |
10 | 17 | Botswana Vultures |
Gaborone | |
| 2017-06-03 | Zimbabwe Sables |
39 | 0 | Zambia XV |
Police Ground, Harare | |
| 2018-07-11 | Zimbabwe XV |
18 | 19 | Zambia XV |
Mufulira | [16] |
| 2018-07-15 | Zimbabwe XV |
3 | 7 | Zambia XV |
Mufulira | |
| 2021-06-02 | Zimbabwe XV |
22 | 31 | Zambia XV |
Harare | [17] |
| 2021-06-05 | Zimbabwe XV |
17 | 38 | Zambia XV |
Harare |
References[edit]
- ^ "Women Sables – Zimbabwe Rugby Union". Zimbabwe Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Women Sables". Zimbabwe Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "ZimbabweBotswana". World Rugby. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Zimbabwe vs Zambia". World Rugby. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Zambia lift first women's Victoria Cup". ScrumQueens.com. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Zambia vs Zimbabwe". World Rugby. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Last minute Zambian Victoria Cup win". ScrumQueens.com. 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Series of test matches between various African teams". Rugby Africa. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Women gear up for Zambia test". The Namibian. 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Match Sheet". Rugby Africa. 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Match Sheet". Rugby Africa. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b "South Africa qualify for Africa Cup finals". ScrumQueens.com. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Results on Rugby Afrique Facebook". Rugby Africa. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "South Africa vs Zimbabwe". World Rugby. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Zimbabwe vs Namibia". World Rugby. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Africa's first XVs championship". ScrumQueens.com. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Zambia win "Battle of the Zambezi"". ScrumQueens.com. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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