Kenya Simbas maul Zimbabwe in Bulawayo

Kenya Simbas in their match against hosts Zimbabwe away in Bulawayo.photo/COURTESY

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 22 – The national 15s team continued their unbeaten run in the 2017 Africa Rugby Gold Cup after registering a resounding 41-22 victory over hosts Zimbabwe in a match played on Bulawayo in Saturday.

Darwin Mukidza booted Kenya ahead with a penalty before nippy Hilton Mudariki, attacking from the base, prized open the Simbas defense to touch down with Tich Makwanya converting for a 7-3 Sables lead.

The hosts were enjoying territory and possession, the Simbas reduced to a purr, and largely backpedallingbefore inching forward, Peter Karia’s offload setting up Sam Onsomu for the try under the sticks, Mukidza converting for a 10-7 score.

The Zims, ever dangerours with ball in hand retook the lead when Takudzwa Kumadiro went over at the right hand corner for his sixth try of the championship as the hosts now led 12-10.

The Simbas started to see more of the ball, first electing to find touch after Zimbabwe had been penalized. They kept possession from the ensuing lineout and rolling maul, Davis Chenge going over with Mukidza’s conversion giving the Kenyans a 17-12 lead at the break.

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