THE Zimbabwe Under-18 rugby team will be out to continue from where they left off in their first match when they square off against Limpopo Blue Bulls in their second match at the 2013 U-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week tournament in South Africa this morning.
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The match kicks off at 1100 hours at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane and the Young Sables will go into the match with high hopes after producing a solid performance to register a 35-17 win over Griquas on Monday.
While Zimbabwe will go into the match in a buoyant mood, they will also be weary of a dangerous Limpopo Blue Bulls side which handed them a 68-21 thrashing in Port Elizabeth last year.
Limpopo will be determined to get their campaign back on track after they conceded a late try to go down 26-31 to Boland, leaving the home crowd disappointed.
Coach Goodwin Murambiwa is likely to name an unchanged side for today’s match after the team that did duty on Monday put up a superb display.
A combination of impressive kicking by Brendon Mandivenga, some good ball retention by the forwards and quick running from the backs laid the platform for a dominant display.
Mandivenga, who singlehandedly contributed 23 points in the match, was deservedly named the man of the match after his impressive display both from the kicking tee and his attacking flair.
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However, despite the attacking flair, the Young Sables were also solid in defence, managing to fend off the Griquas’ relentless raids especially late in the second half.
Coca-Cola Craven Week Day Three Fixtures Namibia vs Griquas (0930), Limpopo Blue Bulls vs Zimbabwe (1100), Boland vs Border (1230), KwaZulu Natal vs Pumas (1400), Blue Bulls vs Western Province (1530)
