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Kenya won their derby RWC qualifier today against Uganda. The Simbas 38-22 victory over Uganda maintains their unbeaten run in Africa’s Gold Cup, the continental qualifying series for RWC 2019. Played at the RFUEA Ground in Nairobi, Kenya played impressive rugby to build a massive 31-12 advantage. Yet complacency set-in and …

The fight to become Africa 1 took an unexpected turn this afternoon. In Tunis Tunisia claimed an upset victory over Zimbabwe in a RWC qualifier. The 18-14 victory is the first for Tunisia who were hammered 118-0 by Namibia last month. The fixture was the third for Zimbabwe. With the …

Namibia continued their march towards a spot in 2019 Rugby World Cup by defeating Morocco 63-7 in Casablanca on Saturday. It was a one-sided affair with the visitors vastly superior to their opponents in every category. The score might have been greater had the referee not called an end to …

Kenya survived a scare in Nairobi to come away with a 45-36 win over Zimbabwe in Gold Cup action on Saturday. The score flatters the Simbas somewhat after the Sables had scored 19 unanswered points in the second half to take a 36-33 lead into the 76th minute. Two late …

It’s a massive weekend in World Cup Qualifier action with four games having direct implications as to who advances either directly or for November’s Repechage series in France. In Apia it’s the first leg of the Europe/Oceania Play-Off between Samoa and Germany with the latter earning their spot by defeating …

Kenya and Namibia won their respective RWC qualifiers today in Africa. Their victories see them both very well placed in the Gold Cup – Rugby Afrique’s qualifying path to RWC 2019. Namibia wrote history, defeating Tunisia 118-0. The win sets a new national record, replacing Namibia’s 112-0 win over Madagascar …

Namibia head coach Phil Davies is not taking any chances in the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers, taking his best available side to compete for the Rugby Africa Gold Cup. The winner of the regional competition advances directly to Rugby World Cup 2019 as ‘Africa 1’ while the second-place team will …