THE SPAR/LION Lager Summer Sevens Rugby Series continues this afternoon with seven Southern Region clubs converging at Gweru Sports Club today.
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Today’s tournament will give a chance to players from the seven Southern Region clubs taking part to earn selection into the Southern Region Select side which will be named at the end of the tournament.
The first leg of the Summer Series was held in the capital last weekend where players from the Northern Region clubs were selected to feature in the Northern Region select side.
According to the new format of the tournament announced recently, the two regional sides will then play each other on February 23 and March 2 in matches that will be used to select squads that will represent the nation at the Spar Zimbabwe international tournament.
In today’s tournament, hosts Gweru Sports Club will battle it out against Masvingo Titans, Zvishavane, Old Miltonians, Matabeleland Warriors, and Matabeleland Panthers.
Warriors will be overwhelming favourites to contribute the bulk of the players in the Southern Region select sides.
The Bulawayo-based side boasts several seasoned players such as Japhet Ndebele, Lucky Sithole, Lloyd Machanjaire and Cleopas Makotose, who recently joined the club from Harare Sports Club.
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They will, however, face stiff challenge from the hosts who will be led by Cheetahs star Kilvan Magunje while Zvishavane, Old Miltonians and Western Panthers are also expected to field competitive sides.
