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Zambia national rugby sevens team

Zambia national rugby sevens team

Rugby team

The Zambia national rugby sevens team is the men's African rugby sevens team that competes in the annual Africa Men's Sevens competition and the Commonwealth Games. It is governed by the Zambia Rugby Football Union (ZRFU).

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Zambia vs Tonga at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The team reached their peak in 2003, when they participated on the World 7s series, drawing with the likes of Australia. However it is widely agreed with the talents of Hamayuma, Chimbuluku and Watkins the side is currently the strongest it has ever been.

History

Zambia made their first Commonwealth Games rugby sevens appearance in 2018, and they qualified again in 2022.[3][4][5] Their best result at the Africa sevens event was fourth (2017, 2022).[6]

The squad competed in 2 events in 2022 - the Zambezi Challenge 7s coming as runners up, notably higher than both Botswana (8th) and Zimbabwe (3rd). They finished 4th in the 2022 Africa 7s held in Kampala, Uganda. They were very close to qualifiying for the World Cup that year, losing to Zimbabwe by 7 points in the Semi-Final and to Kenya by 3 points in the Bronze Final.

The squad attended the 2023 Africa 7s, finishing in 4th place. Missing out on the Olympic Repecharge to Uganda. In 2024, the squad will attend the All-Africa Championship in Ghana.

Players

Zambia's sevens squad to the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7][8]

  • Head coach: Musonda Kaminsa
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Team records

Rugby World Cup Sevens

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Commonwealth Games

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References

  1. [1]
    "COMMONWEALTH GAMES RUGBY: Kamisa Welcomes Pool C Draws". Lusaka Times. 11 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Commonwealth Games: Men's team profiles". World Rugby. 13 April 2018.
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    Ramsay, George (21 February 2018). "Zambia relishes 'once in a lifetime' game against All Blacks". CNN.
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    "Zambia Rugby 7's Team primed for Commonwealth debut". Lusaka Times. 5 April 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Zambia 7s Rugby Team Qualifies for Commonwealth Games, Misses out on World Cup 7s". Lusaka Times. 26 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    Athman, Raziah (25 April 2022). "Uganda beats 13 teams to win 2022 Africa Rugby 7s". Africanews.
  7. [7]
    "Zambian Commonwealth Games Team Visit Durham - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  8. [8]
    Munyika, Felix (2022-07-02). "TEAM ZAMBIA FOR B2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES ANNOUNCED". NOC Zambia. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
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