Zimbabwe national rugby sevens team

Zimbabwe Sevens

Union	Zimbabwe Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Cheetahs
Coach(es)	Gilbert Nyamutsamba
Captain(s)	Jacques Leitao (c), Hilton Mudariki (vc)
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	5 (First in 1997)
Best result	13th (2013)

The Zimbabwe national rugby sevens team competes in both domestic and international rugby sevens competitions. Zimbabwe competes in World Rugby Sevens Series events such as the South Africa Sevens and Hong Kong Sevens.

The team is nicknamed the Cheetahs. They traditionally play in a green and white strip on Day 1 of tournaments, and then a white and green strip on Day 2. Zimbabwe participated at the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.^[1] They also qualified for the 2020 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, but unfortunately did not qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.^[2]

Tournament history[]

Rugby World Cup Sevens[]

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
1993	Did Not Qualify
1997	Bowl Quarterfinals	21st	5	1	4	0
2001	Bowl Quarterfinals	21st	6	0	6	0
2005	Did Not Qualify
2009	Bowl Winners	17st	6	4	2	0
2013	Plate Quarterfinals	13th	4	1	3	0
2018	Bowl Quarterfinals	23rd	3	1	2	0
Total	0 Titles	5/7	24	7	17	0

Africa Sevens[]

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Competition records[]

• Amsterdam 7s
  • 2006 - Cup Quarterfinals
• Benidorm 7s
  • 2005 - Plate Final
  • 2006 - Cup Semifinals
• Dubai 7s
  • 1999 - Bowl Final
  • 2000 - Plate Semifinals
  • 2003 - Shield Semifinals
  • 2006 - Bowl Finals
  • 2007 - Shield Winners
• Durban
  • 2000 - Bowl Quarterfinals
• George 7s
  • 2003 - Shield Semifinals
  • 2005 - Bowl Semifinals
  • 2006 - Shield Finals
  • 2010 - Shield Winners
• Hong Kong 7s
  • 1998 - Bowl Semifinals
  • 2008 - Bowl Final-Runners Up
• Safari 7s
  • 2003 - Plate Semifinals
  • 2006 - Cup Final
• Stellenbosch
  • 1999 - Bowl Quarterfinals
• Tokyo Sevens
  • 1997 - First Round
• Tunisia - Monastir
  • 2018 - African Sevens Champions

Team[]

Current squad[]

References[]

External links[]

• Zimbabwe Rugby Union
• Zimbabwe^{[permanent dead link]} on rugby7.com
• Zimbabwe Seven a Side Rugby
• Zimbabwe is reaping the fruits of their labour in 7s